White Mountain (Wyoming)
White Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,623 ft (2,323 m) |
Coordinates | 41°34′41″N 109°19′12″W / 41.57806°N 109.32000°W |
Geography | |
Location | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, U.S. |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Roads from Rock Springs and Green River |
White Mountain is a long mountain located in central
Geology
Like its neighbor, Wilkins Peak, White Mountain is a member of the Green River Formation,Technically a plateau & aformation of the intermontane Lake Gosiute environment during the Eocene epoch. White Mountain is part of the Rock Springs Uplift,[1] and some of the largest oil shale and trona beds in the region are located west of the mountain. White Mountain contains sediment from a subcategory of the Green River Formation, known as the Wilkins Peak Formation.[2][3]
The peak itself is 7,623 feet (2,323 m) in elevation and is located 5.4 miles (9 km) from Rock Springs, Wyoming and 8.85 miles (14 km) from Green River, Wyoming.
Communication uses
White Mountain houses communication radio towers for a number of local and regional uses. A tower for the radio station K299AG broadcasts a religious radio format on 107.7 FM. Programming on the station comes from KCSP-FM.[4] The local cable company, Sweetwater Television, owns the tallest tower, on the center of the mountain. This tower can be seen in the picture above. K28JU-D, the local PBS affiliate of
On the side of the mountain facing Green River, two more radio towers are present. One of the towers is used for airport communications from a nearby
Pilot Butte
Pilot Butte is located directly on top of White Mountain, and was named by early travelers in the region as a signal that they were close to the
Petroglyphs
Hundreds of carved figures dot the sandstone cliffs at the White Mountain Petroglyph site in Wyoming’s Red Desert. Etched into the stone surface some 200 to 1,000 years ago, several figures appear to portray bison and elk hunts while others depict geometric forms or tiny footprints. Handprints are worn into the rock as well, providing visitors with a compelling connection to those who used the site long ago.[11]
References
- ^ "Green River". www.geology.wisc.edu.
- . Retrieved 20 Apr 2008.
- ^ "Green River Formation". University of California Museum of Paleontology. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ "K299AG-FM 107.7 MHz – Rock Springs, WY". radio-locator.com.
- ^ "TV Query Results: K28JU-D WY ROCK SPRINGS, ETC. USA". www.fcc.gov. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "White Mountain Rock Springs side". www.angelfire.com.
- ^ "White Mountain Green River side". www.angelfire.com.
- ^ Wyoming Places Wiki / Pilot Butte
- ^ "Wyoming Wild Horses – Pilot Butte Scenic Loop Tour".
- ^ "A Little Grace (Liliana's Blog): Hiking up Pilot Butte, Wyoming". August 8, 2007.
- ^ "White Mountain Petroglyphs". February 18, 2021.