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BLM Rawlins Field Office Seasonal & Year-Round BLM Public Land User Limitations 108°W 107°W 106°W 105°W 104°W L A N D E R # # 220 PATHFINDER ( N.W.R. F I E L D O F F I C E 28N S N 487 C A S P E R I ( 28N A T Pathfinder Res. N Ferris Mountains U O Wilderness Study Area M O N 27 R D F E E P E 27 R PATHFINDER S H I R L Y B R I A S S N.W.R. I N M Laramie Peak O 77 F I E L D Bairoil U N ( 10,272' E T C A I O N S N T 73 I ( N 26 M E D I C I N E B O W E N T A 26 L 287 ¤ S E M N A T I O N A L F O R E S T I N O S E H E D M O IRL IV MORGAN U N E ID T A Y E CREEK I N S M W.H.M.A. O U 25 NT O F F I C E N A A I T Bennett Mountain N IO S N SEMINOE 25 A L STATE Wilderness Study Area S PARK N I G A T N # Seminoe Res. R U O ! 42°N E 24 M ( 97W B 96 T 487 ! A 95 S OU ( ( 94 S N ZE 93 C I FRE E 24 92 91 EN w 90 89 IC A Bo T 88 87 T N 86 e 85 84 83 edicin er U 82 M 81 80 Riv 79 78 77 76 75 O 74 73 72 71 42°N M AKS RE # T W B R K BO E D C H A I N L A K E S W . H . M . A . INE 23 A C EDIC LARAMIE PEAK IL A M I T W.H.M.A. S 23 V Y G A I H D E N R 22 Hanna Medicine Bow S W E E T W A T E R 22 A Wheatland 287 ¤ Res. #3 B R R Wheatland E N A O 287 D Þ ¤ 21 R 30 Res. #2 S ï! TH ¤ R O C K ( (72 TOM THORNE/ I FORT STEELE S.H.S. BETH WILLIAMS W.H.M.A. N Rawlins Sinclair 21 D A E A L B A N Y S E RED RIM - Rock River R PL r T DALEY A 130 TT ( ve 71 i 20 ( E R BEUMEE W.H.M.A. W.H.M.A. Wamsutter 20 80 N S P R I N G S ¦ I Elk Mountain A C A R B O N 34 T ( (789 13 N ( I M U R O BEUMEE W.H.M.A. 19 M S K C L Y I E E T WICK W.H.M.A. 19 N Arlington L A R N Wick-Beumee WHMA E D I A Jep Canyon Cooper Lake M L Closed Nov 15 - Apr 30 25 R T WHMA I ¦ A V F I E L D E R 211 ¦80 ( 18 ie m PENNOCK MOUNTAIN a r a 18 W.H.M.A. L 30 ¤ ¤85 287 K C ¤ O WICK W.H.M.A. James Lake N E T IN E Saratoga N T 17 I A Sand Hills / L D Þ O F F I C E IVID E M E D I C I N E B O W JO Ranch 17 N Pennock Mountain 216 AT E ( Albin I M ON G ACEC AL Closed Nov 15 - Apr 30 N RED RIM - A 12 ( S R C BAMFORTH E A GRIZZLY N N.W.R. 16 I Medicine Bow Peak C 130 E 12,013' A W.H.M.A. ( Y 16 R W TERRITORIAL TR O AIL PRISON S.H.S. 230 (213 ( Ryan Park N 130 LARAMIE A L A R A M I E High Savery Dam and Centennial ( ! Reservoir Area S Þ ( (215 15 S L I (230 ¤85 K E N A T I O N A L F O R E S T Lake Hattie 15 MEDICINE BOW R (11 SHEEP I Adobe Town MOUNTAIN N R NATIONAL A NATIONAL MORTENSEN Wilderness GAME LAKE N.W.R. 211 N Encampment Riverside ( Hillsdale Bridger Peak REFUGE FOREST E Study Area 11,004' HUTTON CURT GOWDY Ranchettes 14 E Encampment SAVAGE RUN LAKE STATE PARK F.E. WARREN Y Albany WILDERNESS N.W.R. A.F.B. 212 70 River Canyon Encampment River Canyon Area FORBES ( Pine Bluffs ( 210 Burns M E D I C I N E B O W Wilderness Closed Dec 1 - Apr 30 W.H.M.A. 14 ( R Study Area ï CHEYENNE # I Þ Þ 80 (789 30 ¦ M ^( ¤ 99W ENCAMPMENT 230 RIVER ( Prospect HUSTON PARK WILDERNESS PLATTE 13 WILDERNESS Mountain Woods Landing ¤287 Buford Fox Farm (217 98 RIVER 97 96 Wilderness JELM 95 WILDERNESS 225 South Greeley (214 R I M 94 93 M W.H.M.A. 13 ( P O W D E R 92 91 N A T I O N A L F O R E S T A Study Area Foxpark Tie Siding 90 89 88 D Baggs Dixon 87 86 85 R 25 41°N Þ 84 83 82 81 ¦ E 80 79 78 77 76 (70 12N 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60W (230 223 ( Carpenter # (10 ¤85 Mountain Home 12N # # 41°N C O L O R A D O 108°W 107°W 106°W 105°W 104°W BLM RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE Public Land User Limitations Surface Management Status Military Reservations/Corps of Engineers State Wildlife Agency Lands Seasonal Motorized Vehicle Closures Year-Round Motorized & Mechanized Closures Year-Round Over-Snow Motorized Vehicle Closures Federal Public Lands (Administered by BLM) (Administered by DOD) (Administered by WGFD) SEASONAL & YEAR-ROUND Bureau of Reclamation Lands National Forest (Administered by USFS) Local Government Lands (Administered by BOR) National Wildlife Refuge or Management Area Other Federal Lands PUBLIC LAND USER Private Lands (Administered by USFWS) (Administered by Titled Agency) Base Data and Map Elements Legend Federal Public Lands Wilderness Study Areas State Lands LIMITATIONS (Administered by BLM) 2019 : ^( State Capital Wyoming State Boundary Interstate Highway National Forest Wilderness State Parks and Historic Sites UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SCALE 1:500,000 (Administered by USFS) (! BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT County Seat Other State Boundary Secondary Highway (Federal or State) 10 5 0 10 20 30 Other City or Town County Boundary County Road W Y O M I N G Miles 10 5 0 10 20 30 ï BLM Office Location BLM Field Office Boundary Bureau of Land Management Road NOTES & DISCLAIMERS Kilometers Continental Divide Federal Reservation or Designated Area Railroad This map shows seasonal and year-round limitations to public access and use of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. These limitations have been established through the BLM's land use planning Universal Transverse Mercator Projection - Zone 13N process. Additional limitations may exist; please contact the BLM Rawlins Field Office or appropriate landowner National Scenic or Historic Trail USFS Administrative Unit State Park, Historic Site or Wildlife Area for current access and use limitations. This map does not show user limitations on lands administered by federal agencies other than BLM. Please contact the corresponding federal agency for information on user limitations for lands under their administration. No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual or aggregate use with other data. Original data were compiled from various sources and may be updated without notification..
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