Bighorn Mountains

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Bighorn Mountains
Big Horn range in Northern Wyoming
Highest point
Peak	Cloud Peak
Elevation	13,175 ft (4,016 m)
Coordinates	44°22′56″N 107°10′32″W / 44.38222°N 107.17556°W / 44.38222; -107.17556
Geography
The Bighorns are shown highlighted in red in the western United States
Country	United States
States	Wyoming and Montana
Parent range	Rocky Mountains
Borders on	Absaroka Range
Geology
Orogeny	Laramide orogeny

The Bighorn Mountains (Crow: Basawaxaawúua, lit. 'our mountains' or Iisaxpúatahchee Isawaxaawúua, 'bighorn sheep's mountains'^[1]) are a mountain range in northern Wyoming and southern Montana in the United States, forming a northwest-trending spur from the Rocky Mountains extending approximately 200 mi (320 km) northward on the Great Plains. They are separated from the Absaroka Range, which lie on the main branch of the Rockies to the west, by the Bighorn Basin. Much of the land is contained within the Bighorn National Forest.