Bighorn Lake
Bighorn Lake is a reservoir behind Yellowtail Dam within the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, located in northern Wyoming and extending into southern Montana.
Photo: Oldeststudent2004, Public domain.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States
- Also known as: “Yellowtail Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights: M L Ranch.
M L Ranch
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kane.
Bighorn Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Big Horn County, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.84236° or 44° 50′ 33″ north
Longitude
-108.18966° or 108° 11′ 23″ west
Elevation
3,642 feet (1,110 metres)
Open location code
85PHRRR6+W4
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Bighorn Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bighorn Lake”
- French: “lac Bighorn”
- French: “Lac Bighorn”
- German: “Bighorn Lake”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bighorn-innsjø”
- “Bighorn”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lovell and Devils Playground.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Katys Nipple and Shoshone River.
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