Mountain range in Wyoming and Montana, United States
For the mountain range in California, see Bighorn Mountains (California).
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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.
^"Apsáalooke Place Names Database". Library @ Little Big Horn College. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
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