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Carter Mountain
Carter Mountain is located in Wyoming
Carter Mountain
Carter Mountain
Location in Wyoming
Highest point
Elevation 12,324 ft (3,760 m)
Prominence 1,679 ft (510 m)
Geography
Location Park County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range Absaroka Range
Topo map USGS Aldrich Basin

Carter Mountain (12,324 ft (3,760 m)) is in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Carter Mountain slopes gently up from the Bighorn Basin to the east but has steep cliffs on its western face. The region is well known for large herds of bighorn sheep, pronghorn and elk.

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