In a report this month, the Wyoming Geological Survey Office responded to a question about identically named mountains. It turns out that Wyoming has a veritable herd of Sheep Mountains.
The Geological Survey points to Sheep Mountain located above the National Elk Refuge (also known as the Sleeping Indian), three in Fremont County, two each in Big Horn, Park, Platte, and Sweetwater; and one each in Carbon, Johnson, Albany, Goshen, Converse, Crook, and Sheridan Counties.
All told, Wyoming has 19 Sheep Mountains. The oldest is in Big Horn County with rocks that have been dated to about 2.9-billion years old. So now, if you can’t get to sleep some night, instead of counting fleecy Bovidae, you might consider counting Sheep Mountains.
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