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Medicine Lodge Wilderness Study Area

Wilderness Study Area in Rocky Mountains near Hyattville, WY

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The WSA consists of spectacular canyon walls towering 1,000 feet above Medicine Lodge Creek. Elevations range between 5,100 and 8,500 feet. Medicine Lodge Canyon rates extremely high in scenic value, which is based on the rich color combinations, vertical cliffs, spires, formations, and the variation in form, pattern, texture and type of vegetation found throughout the area. The supplemental values inherent in the WSA definitely enhance the wilderness values of the WSA. The area includes crucial winter range for elk and deer, while bighorn sheep may use parts of the WSA as summer range. The exposed geologic features in the steep walls of the canyons provide the opportunity to study the geologic history of the area. The Madison Limestone Formation is a storehouse of fossils such as brachiopods, corals, bryozoans and crinoids stems.

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