| White Mountain | |
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 White Mountain's highest point (minus Pilot Butte) located near Rock Springs, Wyoming | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,623 ft (2,323 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°34′41″N109°19′12″W / 41.57806°N 109.32000°W /41.57806; -109.32000 |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Sweetwater County,Wyoming, U.S. |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Roads from Rock Springs and Green River |
White Mountain is a long mountain located in centralSweetwater County, Wyoming, near the cities of Rock Springs andGreen River. The mountain is part of theGreen River Formation, and contains communications towers that serve a number of purposes. Hundreds of carved figures also dot the sandstone cliffs at the White MountainPetroglyph site and range from 200 to 1000 years old. Pilot Butte, located on top of White Mountain, is accessible from roads on the mountain.
Like its neighbor,Wilkins Peak, White Mountain is a member of the Green River Formation,Technically a plateau & aformation of theintermontane Lake Gosiute environment during theEocene epoch. White Mountain is part of theRock Springs Uplift,[1] and some of the largestoil shale andtrona beds in the region are located west of the mountain. White Mountain contains sediment from a subcategory of the Green River Formation, known as theWilkins Peak Formation.[2][3]White Mountain is part of theLeucite Hills topography of southwestern, Wyoming.
The peak itself is 7,623 feet (2,323 m) in elevation and is located 5.4 miles (9 km) fromRock Springs, Wyoming and 8.85 miles (14 km) fromGreen River, Wyoming.
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 fromKCSP-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 ofKCWC-DT broadcasts from space on the tower as well, and as of August 2009, is the only television station broadcasting from White Mountain.[5] Located next to that tower are transmitters used by the localBLM office, as well as a tower forcellular telephones, owned byUnion Wireless.[6]
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 nearbyairport. The other, owned byVerizon Wireless is used for cellular telephone transmissions.[7]
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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 theGreen River.[8] Pilot Butte is also a part of theWild Horse tour, and several herds of wild horses have been spotted in the area.[9] The butte is the second highest point in the immediate region, the first beingAspen Mountain to the south. It is 7,949 feet (2,423 m) in elevation at its highest point. The butte can be hiked, and used to contain a steel ladder to assist in reaching the summit.[10]
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]
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