Cedar Mountain (Wyoming)

Cedar Mountain
Cedar Mountain
	West aspect
Highest point
Elevation	7,880 ft (2,400 m)
Prominence	2,460 ft (750 m)
Parent peak	Rattlesnake Mountain
Isolation	4.97 mi (8.00 km)
Coordinates	44°29′42″N109°09′45″W / 44.49500°N 109.16250°W Coordinates: 44°29′42″N109°09′45″W / 44.49500°N 109.16250°W
Geography
	Cedar Mountain Location in Wyoming Cedar Mountain Cedar Mountain (the United States)
Location	Park County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range	Absaroka Range ; Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Irma Flats
Geology
Type of rock	volcanic breccia
Climbing
Easiest route	class 1 hiking

Last updated January 16, 2023

Cedar Mountain, also known as Spirit Mountain, is a prominent 7,880-foot-elevation (2,400-meter) summit located in Park County, Wyoming, United States.^[3]^[4]

Description

The peak is situated immediately west of the town of Cody. It is set in the Absaroka Range at the western edge of the Bighorn Basin. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 2,500 feet (760 meters) above Buffalo Bill Reservoir in one mile. The Cedar Mountain name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3]

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill was a world-famous resident and founder of Cody, and in his 1906 will requested to be buried on Cedar Mountain, with a buffalo monument marking the spot and overlooking the town. He was in Denver when he died in 1917. In a subsequent 1913 will, he left his burial arrangements to his wife. She accepted a monetary offer from the city of Denver and Denver Post newspaper to have him buried in the Denver area to serve as a tourist attraction. She said he wanted to be buried on Lookout Mountain, in Golden, Colorado, west of Denver, which was corroborated by their daughter Irma, Cody's sisters, and family friends. But other family members joined the people of Cody in saying that he should be buried in the town he founded. A story has it that the enraged people of Cody spirited away his body from the Denver mortuary in an elaborate ruse, and buried him on Cedar Mountain.^[5] Whether or not he is secretly buried on Cedar Mountain, a buffalo monument is erected there.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Cedar Mountain is located in a semi-arid climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[6] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Shoshone River.

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References

1 2 "Cedar Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
1 2 3 "Cedar Mountain - 7,890' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
1 2 3 "Cedar Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-08-06.
↑ Jeff Barnes, The Great Plains Guide to Buffalo Billl, 2014, Stackpole Books, ISBN 9780811712934, page 189.
↑ Lew Freedman, Buffalo Bill Cody: The Man Who Shaped the Wild West Legend, 2020, McFarland Incorporated Publishers, ISBN 9781476640068, pages 195, 200.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 .

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[pb-1] 1 2 "Cedar Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

[listsofjohn-2] 1 2 3 "Cedar Mountain - 7,890' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

[gnis-3] 1 2 3 "Cedar Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-08-06.

[4] Jeff Barnes, The Great Plains Guide to Buffalo Billl, 2014, Stackpole Books, ISBN 9780811712934, page 189.

[5] Lew Freedman, Buffalo Bill Cody: The Man Who Shaped the Wild West Legend, 2020, McFarland Incorporated Publishers, ISBN 9781476640068, pages 195, 200.

[Peel-6] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 .

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