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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Deep Gorge on Montana / Wyoming Border
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area is a national park unit established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, following the construction of the Yellowtail Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation. It straddles the border between Wyoming and Montana. The dam, named after the famous Crow leader Robert Yellowtail, harnesses the waters of the Bighorn River by turning that variable watercourse into Bi…
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Recreation Overview
Trails
(11)
FEATURED
Barry’s Island Trail
Trailheads
(8)
FEATURED
Ranger’s Delight Trailhead
Campgrounds
(6)
FEATURED
Horseshoe Bend Campground
Boat Launches
(8)
FEATURED
Horseshoe Bend Boat Ramp
Picnic Areas
(5)
FEATURED
Trail Creek Picnic Area
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Attractions
Observation Points
(2)
FEATURED
Devils Canyon Overlook
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Visitor Centers
(3)
FEATURED
Yellowtail Visitor Center
Plants
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma (species),
“Bigberry Juniper”
5
Observations
JAN - DEC
Petrophyton Caespitosum
Petrophytum caespitosum (species),
“Mat Rockspirea”
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Creeping Nailwort
Paronychia sessiliflora (species)
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Rhaponticum repens
SPECIES ·
“Russian Knapweed”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Liatris punctata
SPECIES ·
“Dotted Blazing Star”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
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Animals
Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus (species),
“Common Sagebrush Lizard”
5
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis (species),
“Mountain Sheep”, “American Bighorn Sheep”
4
Observations
JAN - DEC
Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii (species),
“Audubon's Cottontail”
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Coyote
Canis latrans (species),
“Prairie Wolf”, “American Jackal”, “Brush Wolf”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Wild Horse
Equus ferus (species),
“Tarpan”, “Asian Wild Horse”, “Mongolian Wild Horse”, “Przewalski's Horse”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis (species),
“Lesser Canada Goose”, “Greater Canada Goose”
224
Observations
JAN - DEC
Black-Billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia (species)
190
Observations
JAN - DEC
Common Raven
Corvus corax (species),
“Raven”, “Northern Raven”
180
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Robin
Turdus migratorius (species)
176
Observations
JAN - DEC
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus (species),
“Yellow-Shafted Flicker”
159
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus (species),
“Grey Hairstreak”
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Band-Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum (species)
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Colias philodice
SPECIES ·
“Clouded Sulphur”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Plataea trilinearia
SPECIES ·
“Sagebrush Girdle”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta (species)
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
49
Protected Area
33
Recreation Area
1
National Recreation Area
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
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