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	Albany County Laramie, Wyoming (Counties)
		The county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, is Laramie.
		Platte County is in the SW region of Wyoming adjacent to Albany County, Goshen County, Laramie...
		The Laramie Mountains are a range of the Rockies, encompassing the area from south-east Wyoming to...
	www.ohwy.com /wy/y/y56001.htm (349 words)

	South Pass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Laramie is a college town, the home of Wyoming University and the Wyoming Geological Survey.
		West of the city is the Laramie Basin between the Laramie and Medicine Bow Mountains.
		Laramie airport is a mile or so outside the city in the basin along Rt 130.
	www.icdc.com /~pfal/wyoming/laramie.htm (148 words)

	College Papers-Rocky Mountains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The peaks of the Uinta Mountains are mostly flat because of erosion by glaciers and the waters of the Yampa and Green rivers.
		The lake is fed from the north by the spectacular Victoria Glacier and is drained by the Bow River in the southeast.
		The Rocky Mountain goat is 90 to 120 cm (36 to 47 in) tall at the shoulders.
	www.college-papers.org /free_essays/geography/rocky-mountainsmnn.html (7412 words)

	Laramie, Wyoming
		Surrounded by the Snowy Range to the west and the Laramie Mountains to the east, the Laramie Valley is wide enough to be considered a high plain.
		Today, Laramie is most strongly influenced by the University, and the students and faculty from all parts of the country and the world who are drawn to this rich, windswept landscape.
		Laramie stands astride a pair of the nation’s most significant transcontinental transportation arteries: I-80 and the Union Pacific main line.
	www.ultimatewyoming.com /sectionpages/sec6/Laramie/laramie.html (1174 words)

	North Platte River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The North Platte rises in the North Park valley of north central Colorado, near the town of Walden, on the eastern slope of the Park Range.
		North of the reservoir it flows northeast between the Granite Mountains to the west and the Laramie Mountains to the east.
		It emerges from the mountains near Casper, where it flows east, along the northern reach of the Laramie Mountains onto the Great Plains.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Platte_River (453 words)

	Preliminary Precambrian Basement Map Showing Geologic-Geolphysical Domains-Wyoming.html
		The Laramie Peak shear zone in the northern Laramie Mountains (Chamberlain and others, 1993) is a northeast-trending, northwest-vergent shear zone about 60 km north of the Cheyenne belt that separates Archean granite on the northwest from Archean granite gneiss on the southeast.
		A northeast-vergent back-thrust on the east margin of the main Bighorn Mountains is marked by a steep gradient in magnetic anomalies.
		Both the anorthosite and granite transect the Cheyenne belt in the Laramie Mountains, and intrude crystalline rocks of the Wyoming province.
	pubs.usgs.gov /of/2001/ofr-01-0199 (4542 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Laramie
		Laramie, city, seat of Albany County, southeastern Wyoming, on the Laramie River; incorporated 1874.
		Laramie Mountains, range of the Rocky Mountains, western United States, extending from southeastern Wyoming into northern Colorado.
		Cheyenne (city, Wyoming), capital city of Wyoming and seat of Laramie County, in the southeastern part of the state, on Crow Creek.
	encarta.msn.com /Laramie.html (91 words)

	The Rawah Ranch in Colordao in Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He plucks a rock from the Laramie River, just behind the Main Lodge, to show us what kinds of bugs are present in the water, indicating the type of food that the fish are looking for.
		The Rocky Mountains, in which Rawah Ranch is smack dab in the middle of, are something of a geological mystery, and Pete says that he gets lots of questions.
		Mountains are usually formed around the edges of tectonic or continental plates.
	www.jetsettersmagazine.com /archive/jetezine/cabinweb/ranches/colorado/rawah/rawah.html (4223 words)

	Day 10 - Cheyenne, WY - Laramie - Rawlins - Flaming Gorge - Vernal, UT - Dinosaur NM
		When the mountains rose up in the Laramide Orogeny, the overlying sedimentary layers were eroded away, if not on top of the mountains, certainly on the slopes.
		Laramie is the home of the University of Wyoming, the Cowboys.
		Laramie lies on the east side of the Laramie basin.
	www.hanksville.org /daniel/Day10.html (2738 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Laramie
		Situated on a high plateau near the Snowy Range, Laramie is a commercial and transport centre for a ranching...
		Laramie Mountains, range of the Rocky Mountains, western United States, extending from south-eastern Wyoming into northern Colorado.
		At this time a pattern of assault and counterassault developed as settlers pushed forwards on to Sioux lands.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Laramie.html (87 words)

	Laramie Mountains -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The range is the northernmost extension of the line of the ranges along the eastern side of the Rockies, an in particular of the higher peaks of the (Click link for more info and facts about Front Range) Front Range directly to the south.
		The mountains extend northward from southeastern Wyoming between (The capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state) Cheyenne and (A university town in southeast Wyoming) Laramie, to (A city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river) Casper.
		The mountains in turn give their name to the (Click link for more info and facts about Laramide orogeny) Laramide orogeny, the uplift of the of (Click link for more info and facts about North American Plate) North American Plate approximately 70 million years ago that created the present Rocky Mountains.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/la/laramie_mountains.htm (170 words)

	Locating the Central Pacific Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		These mountains were regarded by the locating engineers of that time as practically impassable, from both financial and physical points of view.
		In the vicinity of Donner Pass, the mountains on the South rise to elevations of 10,000 feet, while to the north the elevations are somewhat less.
		The country through the eastern mountains by way of Weber and Echo canyons, Chalk and Sulphur creeks, and along the northern base of the Uinta Mountains was explored by trial lines that extended to the tributaries of Green River.
	cprr.org /Museum/Galloway6.html (5276 words)

	MSN Encarta - Rocky Mountains
		The component parts include the Sangre de Cristo and Laramie mountains and the Front Range, in the east, and the San Juan Mountains and the Sawatch and Park ranges, in the west.
		The Uinta Mountains are the only major portion of the Rockies that extends east-west rather than north-south.
		The Canadian Rockies, located in southwestern Alberta and eastern British Columbia, are composed of a relatively narrow belt of mountain ranges that terminates at the Liard River lowland in northeastern British Columbia.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555488/Rocky_Mountains.html (706 words)

	Mill Iron S Ranch - Laramie, Wyoming
		The Mill Iron S Ranch is conveniently located approximately 23 miles west of Laramie and 70 miles west of Cheyenne, Wyoming along the Big Laramie River.
		Laramie is the home of the University of Wyoming, which is the only four-year accredited university in the State.
		Laramie is a small town full of history, rich in diversity, and offers all of the necessary cultural and social amenities.
	www.hallhall.com /ranches/wy/mill_iron_s.html (1105 words)

	The Wyoming Real Estate License Professor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		They are the Laramie Mountains, about 230 km (about 140 mi) long, bordering the Great Plains; the Medicine Bow Mountains, about 80 km (about 50 mi) long, slightly to the west; and the Sierra Madre, about 50 km (about 30 mi) long, even farther west.
		The basins are drained northward by the Bighorn River, eastward by the North Platte River, and southward by the Green River.
		Laramie is the home of the University of Wyoming and several museums, including the Ivinson Mansion, and a park that features the recently restored Territorial Prison as well as displays dedicated to the lives of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, of the late 1800s.
	www.licenseprofessor.com /Wyoming_Real_Estate_Exam/Wyoming_people.asp (2144 words)

	Mountains, Canyons, Dunes & Formations
		Laramie Peak, at 10,272 feet, the highest point in the Laramie Mountains, looms on the horizon and became an important landmark to westward emigrants on the Oregon Trail.
		Laramie Peak stands out so prominently that on a clear day it can be seen for a hundred miles in nearly any direction.
		This mountain range, located in the south central portion of the state, brought early-day trappers to the area.
	www.wyomingtourism.org /cms/index.php?id=239 (265 words)

	Laramie Wyoming & Medicine Bow National Forest
		Laramie Peak, within the Laramie Mountains, towers at 10,272 feet and Elk Mountain, sitting at 11,156 feet are worth a visit because of their breathtaking views.
		Known as Hwy 130, from Laramie to the Upper Platte River Valley this scenic road winds along the edge of steep drop-offs and mountains, passing alpine lakes, meadows, picnic and camping areas, numerous trailheads, and observation points.
		Laramie is home to the University of Wyoming, built in 1886, and now is responsible for bringing the city its hip lifestyle and trendy stores and cafes.
	www.codywyomingnet.com /getting_here/laramie_medicine_bow.php (564 words)

	Colorado - GOCO Awards $11.6 Million to the Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains Project
		This GOCO grant for the Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains project is the largest-ever grant made to a conservation project in Larimer County.
		With the ranch on the market, the City was able to move forward quickly with the purchase when the 20 landowners of the ranch came to consensus on a purchase price.
		“Mountains to Plains is a success due to the vision and support of an amazing collective who banded together to save a magnificent landscape.
	nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/colorado/press/press1684.html (699 words)

	Colorado - Centerpiece of Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains Project Acquired
		“Purchase of the Red Mountain Ranch was urgent and key to the entire vision of this ambitious effort to protect a total of 55,400 acres,” said John Swartout, GOCO executive director.
		Red Mountain Ranch will not be open to the public until the management plan is complete, and trails and trailheads are built--anticipated to be early 2009.
		The Laramie Foothills/Mountains to Plains Project is sponsored by Larimer County, the City of Fort Collins, The Nature Conservancy and the Legacy Land Trust.
	nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/colorado/press/press1723.html (607 words)

	Medicine Bow Mountains -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It is from 40 to 50 miles (65 to 80 km) wide and includes Laramie and Medicine Bow mountains (qq.v.), while the Sangre de Cristo Mountains are usually regarded as an...
		In the north are the chief ranges of the Middle Rockies—the Absaroka and Bighorn mountains.
		In the eastern fold are the Sangre de Cristo Range, principally in New Mexico; the Front Range, west of Denver, Colo.; and the Laramie Mountains in Wyoming.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9051752?tocId=9051752 (784 words)

	Volume 5 No. 1
		The southern Laramie Mountains complex which is a broad asymmetrical anticline with Precambrian rocks exposed in the core, is bounded by the Denver-Julesburg and Laramie Basins.
		A general decrease in Bouguer anomalies within the Precambrian from the Laramie Mountains to the Sierra Madre is attributed to westward thickening of the crust due to isostatic compensation.
		The detailed study of a megascopic fold in the southern Laramie Range of Wyoming demonstrated that the prominent foliation present in the metamorphic series is not preserved sedimentary layering.
	pubs.gg.uwyo.edu /CTGs/CTG_5-1.htm (1252 words)

	1:500,000-Scale Digital Soils Map of Wyoming
		Soils are highly variable, both on a regional basis (plains, mountains, basins) and locally with changes in topography (north versus south slopes, side slopes versus ridge crest or foot slope positions), vegetation, climate, and geology.
		Three temperature regimes are mapped in Wyoming: cryic in the higher mountains; frigid in the foothills, the high plains along the Rocky Mountain front, low mountains and high intermountain basins; and mesic in lower elevation basins and the Great Plains See Appendix in the report for definitions of temperature regimes).
		Haplocryolls occur in mountain meadows which are predominately on south and west facing slopes, and are often on finer textured parent materials than surrounding forest soils.
	www.sdvc.uwyo.edu /clearinghouse/metadata/soil500k.html (3823 words)

	Volume 14 No. 1
		In two cases, the Bighorn and Laramie Mountains, Wyoming-linear features have been counted, and analyzed as to orientation.
		The orientation of folds and faults in the area west of the Laramie Mountains is closely controlled by the linear elements in the Precambrian basement.
		Clastic dikes are common in the Fountain and Casper Formations in the southern Laramie Basin, Wyoming.
	pubs.gg.uwyo.edu /CTGs/CTG_14-1.htm (1156 words)

	BSSA, Volume 86:6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Knowledge of its size, location, and specific tectonic environment is important for the design of critical structures in the rapidly growing region of the Southern Rocky Mountains.
		The primary aftershock of the 1882 earthquake was felt most strongly in the northern Front Range, leading Kirkham and Rogers (1985) to locate the epicenters of the aftershock and mainshock there.
		The Front Range is a geomorphic extension of the Laramie Mountains.
	www.seismosoc.org /publications/BSSA_html/bssa_86-6/95138.htm (402 words)

	Cheyenne -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		capital (since 1869) and largest city of Wyoming, U.S., and seat of Laramie county, in the southeastern corner of the state, on Crow Creek, 49 miles (79 km) east of Laramie city; it sprawls over high prairie that slopes westward to the Laramie Mountains.
		The city is located on a broad plain in the southeastern corner of the state that rises westward to the nearby Laramie Mountains.
		He was a signer of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty that ceded Native American land to the white settlers.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9023922?tocId=9023922 (862 words)

	Things to do in the I-80 southern corridor through Wyoming
		Curt Gowdy State Park located in the Laramie Mountains 20 minutes west on WY Hwy 210.
		Three mountains ranges, the Laramie Mountains, the Medicine Bow Mountains and the Sierra Madres, create vast regions of untouched country with wide open beauty and carefully hidden surprises.
		Laramie Plains Museum, housed in a historic Victorian mansion, features antiques and artifacts.
	www.wyomingbnb-ranchrec.com /Things.Southern.html (1098 words)

	North Fork Little Laramie River, Wyoming
		There's also a Little Laramie River, whose geological relationship to the Laramie River is, I admit, a mystery to me. The beautiful Laramie Mountains lie north of Cheyenne to the west of I-25.
		The University of Wyoming is in the medium-sized city of Laramie, Wyoming, although the original Fort Laramie is further north.
		The capital city of Cheyenne is in Laramie County, but oddly enough Laramie is in Albany County (and so is Saratoga).
	www.landscapeimagery.com /laramie.html (662 words)

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		Older than 2,875 Ma in Teton Range; older than 3,200 Ma in Granite Mountains; older than 2,600 Ma in Medicine Bow Mountains and Sierra Madre, where it is the Late Archean Phantom Lake Metamorphic Suite 3.
		Ws Casper Mountain (northwest extension of Laramie Mountains)--Felsic gneiss, quartzite, and iron-formation.
		Wg Owl Creek, Granite, and Seminoe Mountains, Rawlins uplift, and Medicine Bow Mountains-- Granite.
	pubs.usgs.gov /of/ofr-94-0425/three58.asc (284 words)

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