List of mountain ranges in Wyoming facts for kids
Wyoming (pronounced "Wye-OH-ming") is a state located in the western part of the United States. It's famous for its amazing mountains and wide-open spaces. Even though Wyoming is the 10th largest state in size, it has the fewest people living in it. This means there's lots of room for nature and wildlife! The western two-thirds of the state is mostly covered by parts of the Rocky Mountains and their foothills. The eastern part of Wyoming is a high, flat area called the High Plains.
Wyoming is home to many mountain ranges and smaller hills. The United States Board on Geographic Names says there are at least 109 named mountain ranges and sub-ranges in the state. Some of these mountains even stretch into neighboring states like Colorado, Montana, Idaho, and Utah.
Discovering Wyoming's Mountain Ranges
Below is a list of some of the mountain ranges you can find in Wyoming. For each one, you'll see its name, the county it's in, and its average height above sea level. This information comes from the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Absaroka Range, Park County, Wyoming, average height: 13,140 feet
- Badger Hills, Sheridan County, Wyoming, average height: 4,455 feet
- Badlands Hills, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, average height: 6,417 feet
- Bald Range, Uinta County, Wyoming, average height: 8,025 feet
- Bear Lodge Mountains, Crook County, Wyoming, average height: 4,508 feet
- Beaver Creek Hills, Sheridan County, Wyoming, average height: 4,708 feet
- Beartooth Mountains; Park County, Wyoming; average height: 12,693 feet
- Bighorn Mountains, Johnson County, Wyoming, average height: 8,733 feet
- Bridger Mountains, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 7,109 feet
- Buck Creek Hills, Niobrara County, Wyoming, average height: 4,308 feet
- Buck Creek V S, Big Horn County, Wyoming, average height: 8,579 feet
- Castle Gardens, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 5,909 feet
- Coalbank Hills, Natrona County, Wyoming, average height: 6,604 feet
- Cow Creek Breaks, Campbell County, Wyoming, average height: 4,541 feet
- Deer Creek Breaks, Campbell County, Wyoming, average height: 4,439 feet
- Deer Creek Range, Natrona County, Wyoming, average height: 8,264 feet
- Duck Creek Breaks, Campbell County, Wyoming, average height: 3,835 feet
- Duck Creek Breaks, Campbell County, Wyoming, average height: 3,917 feet
- Edmo Buttes, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 5,420 feet
- Ferris Mountains, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 9,983 feet
- Flattop Buttes, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, average height: 7,326 feet
- Fort Steele Breaks, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 7,251 feet
- Freak Mountains, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 8,861 feet
- Freezeout Mountains, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 7,306 feet
- Gallatin Range, Park County, Wyoming, average height: 9,003 feet
- Gannett Hills, Lincoln County, Wyoming, average height: 7,907 feet
- Gas Hills, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 6,371 feet
- Granite Mountains, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 7,388 feet
- Green Mountains, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 7,844 feet
- Gros Ventre Range, Teton County, Wyoming, average height: 9,997 feet
- Gumbo Hills, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, average height: 5,381 feet
- Hamilton Hills, Niobrara County, Wyoming, average height: 4,915 feet
- Harney Hills, Niobrara County, Wyoming, average height: 5,282 feet
- Haystack Mountains, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 7,762 feet
- Haystack Range, Goshen County, Wyoming, average height: 5,646 feet
- Haystacks, Natrona County, Wyoming, average height: 5,843 feet
- Hells Half Acre, Natrona County, Wyoming, average height: 5,879 feet
- Honeycomb Buttes, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, average height: 7,346 feet
- Horseshoe Hills, Niobrara County, Wyoming, average height: 5,269 feet
- Ishawooa Hills, Park County, Wyoming, average height: 6,565 feet
- Jack Morrow Hills, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, average height: 7,707 feet
- Kirkland Mountains, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 11,430 feet
- Laramie Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, average height: 8,540 feet
- Lavender Hills, Teton County, Wyoming, average height: 8,517 feet
- Leucite Hills, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, average height: 7,648 feet
- Little Mitchell Creek Breaks, Campbell County, Wyoming, average height: 4,019 feet
- Medicine Bow Breaks, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 6,709 feet
- Medicine Lodge Big Game Winter Range, Big Horn County, Wyoming, average height: 6,637 feet
- Miller Hills, Converse County, Wyoming, average height: 4,931 feet
- Mine Hills, Albany County, Wyoming, average height: 7,710 feet
- Mitchell Creek Breaks, Campbell County, Wyoming, average height: 4,219 feet
- Moneta Hills, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 5,794 feet
- Moore Spring Hills, Goshen County, Wyoming, average height: 5,141 feet
- Old Woman Creek Hills, Niobrara County, Wyoming, average height: 4,426 feet
- Oregon Buttes, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, average height: 8,606 feet
- Owl Creek Mountains, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 6,811 feet
- Owl Hills, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 7,917 feet
- Pedro Mountains, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 7,812 feet
- Powder River Breaks, Johnson County, Wyoming, average height: 4,626 feet
- Powder River Breaks, Sheridan County, Wyoming, average height: 3,944 feet
- Prairie Dog Hills, Campbell County, Wyoming, average height: 3,770 feet
- Prospect Mountains, Sublette County, Wyoming, average height: 8,238 feet
- Pumpkin Buttes, Campbell County, Wyoming, average height: 5,945 feet
- Rattlesnake Hills, Natrona County, Wyoming, average height: 7,848 feet
- Rawhide Buttes, Goshen County, Wyoming, average height: 5,249 feet
- Red Hills, Converse County, Wyoming, average height: 4,662 feet
- Red Hills, Lincoln County, Wyoming, average height: 7,126 feet
- Red Hills, Johnson County, Wyoming, average height: 4,675 feet
- Red Hills, Campbell County, Wyoming, average height: 4,301 feet
- Red Hills, Teton County, Wyoming, average height: 6,640 feet
- Red Hills, Sublette County, Wyoming, average height: 9,754 feet
- Red Hills, Teton County, Wyoming, average height: 7,900 feet
- Red Mountains (Wyoming)-(also a range for Utah), Teton County, Wyoming, average height: 9,711 feet
- Richeau Hills, Platte County, Wyoming, average height: 6,493 feet
- Rocky Mountains, Teton County, Wyoming, average height: 7,388 feet
- Saddleback Hills, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 7,480 feet
- Salt River Range, Lincoln County, Wyoming, average height: 7,336 feet
- Sand Hills, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 7,218 feet
- Sand Hills, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 4,928 feet
- Sand Hills, Fremont County, Wyoming, average height: 5,758 feet
- Savage Hills, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 6,755 feet
- Seaman Hills, Niobrara County, Wyoming, average height: 4,685 feet
- Seminoe Mountains, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 7,431 feet
- Session Mountains, Uinta County, Wyoming, average height: 6,827 feet
- Seventy-Seven Hills, Niobrara County, Wyoming, average height: 5,508 feet
- Shamrock Hills, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 6,959 feet
- Sheep Mountain, Big Horn County, Wyoming, average height: 4,826 feet
- Sherman Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, average height: 8,468 feet
- Sherrill Hills, Niobrara County, Wyoming, average height: 4,541 feet
- Shirley Mountains, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 8,077 feet
- Sierra Madre, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 10,961 feet
- Snake River Range, Teton County, Wyoming, average height: 10,025 feet
- Snowy Range, Albany County, Wyoming & Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 12,014 feet
- Sublette Range, Lincoln County, Wyoming, average height: 7,848 feet
- T A Hills, Johnson County, Wyoming, average height: 5,161 feet
- Tepee Mountains, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, average height: 7,339 feet
- Teton Range, Teton County, Wyoming, average height: 9,252 feet
- The Brakes, Crook County, Wyoming, average height: 3,832 feet
- The Breaks, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 6,621 feet
- The Palisades, Park County, Wyoming, average height: 8,274 feet
- The Sand Hills, Carbon County, Wyoming, average height: 7,369 feet
- The Vees, Washakie County, Wyoming, average height: 6,355 feet
- Three Brothers Mountains, Teton County, Wyoming, average height: 7,116 feet
- Tunp Range, Lincoln County, Wyoming, average height: 8,346 feet
- Twin Hills, Goshen County, Wyoming, average height: 4,816 feet
- Twin Mountains, Laramie County, Wyoming, average height: 8,081 feet
- Wanker Hills, Niobrara County, Wyoming, average height: 5,669 feet
- Washburn Range, Park County, Wyoming, average height: 9,212 feet
- Wildcat Hills, Goshen County, Wyoming, average height: 5,679 feet
- Wind River Range, Sublette County, Wyoming, average height: 10,709 feet
- Wyoming Range, Lincoln County, Wyoming, average height: 9,593 feet
See also
- Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park
- Mountain passes in Wyoming (A-J)
- Mountain passes in Wyoming (K-Y)