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Bomber Mountain
Big Horn Mountains.jpg
Cloud Peak (left) and Bomber Mountain (right) as seen from Lake Helen.
Highest point
Elevation 12,840+ feet (3914+ m)  NGVD 29
Prominence 1,120 ft (340 m)
Geography
Location Johnson / Big Horn counties, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range Bighorn Mountains
Topo map USGS Lake Helen

Bomber Mountain is the crest of a ridge line within the Bighorn Mountains of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It borders the south side of Cloud Peak, the tallest peak in the range. It is about 23 miles (37 km) west of Buffalo. A military aviation accident that occurred upon the mountain in 1943 led to it being named Bomber Mountain in 1946. For more info see, "The Bomber Mountain Crash: A Wyoming Mystery" by Scott Madsen, Published and Copyrighted in September, 1990

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