Big Horn Mountains

Big Horn Mountains

Big Horn Mountains (spr. mauntins), hoher Felsengebirgszug aus paläozoischem und kristallinischem Gestein, der im östlichen Wyoming zwischen 43 und 46° nördl. Br. nordwärts zieht und im Cloud Peak 4100 m Höhe erreicht, von wilden Cañons durchfurcht und von dichtem Nadelwald bestanden. Petroleumfelder finden sich besonders in seinem südöstlichen Teile.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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