to the northeast and also marks a crossing of the panorama of desert, buttes, and wild lands. A short South Pass Historical Marker the vistas you see here are remarkably similar to Hikers can remain along the rim or drop down into Honeycomb Buttes historic freight and stage road used to haul supplies walk south reveals the mysterious Pinnacles. The South Pass area of the Red Desert has been a those viewed by thousands of travelers in the past. the basin. Keep an eye out for fossils, raptors, and The Honeycomb Buttes Wilderness Study Area is to South Pass City. See map for recommended hiking human migration pathway for millennia. The crest A side road from the county road will take you to bobcat tracks. one of the most mesmerizing and difficult-to-access access roads for hiking in this wilderness study area. The Jack Morrow Hills several historical markers memorializing South Pass of the Rocky Mountains flattens out onto high-el- landscapes in the Northern Red Desert. These The Great Divide Basin The Jack Morrow Hills, named for a 19th-century evation steppes, allowing easy passage across and the historic trails. Oregon Buttes badlands are made of colorful sedimentary rock crook and homesteader, run north-south between the Continental Divide. Native Americans and their The Oregon Buttes, another wilderness study layers shed from the rising Wind River Mountains As you drive through this central section of the the Oregon Buttes and Steamboat Mountain and ancestors crossed Indian Gap to the south and Whitehorse Creek Overlook area, stand proudly along the Continental Divide, millions of years ago. Iron-rich minerals in these Northern Red Desert, you’ll cross into the Great define the western edge of the Great Divide Basin. traveled this area to hunt and trade. European Whitehorse Creek is one of the easiest landscapes sentinels to the Great Divide Basin, and mark the sediments transformed into vibrant reds, purples, Divide Basin, the only place in North America where These hills are a complex of sagebrush-clad ridges Americans first traversed the pass in 1812 and to access in the Northern Red Desert. A short drive northern edge of the Jack Morrow Hills. European yellows, and greens. The gray and brown layers the Continental Divide splits into two paths, creating and rims, with seeps and drainages that provide were followed by fur trappers, missionaries, from the county road offers excellent viewpoints American emigrants traveling westward along the above these colorful badlands are composed of a basin in the middle where waters flow neither to important habitats for birds and ungulates, including pioneers, Pony Express riders, and gold prospec- along the ridgeline that marks the wilderness study Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails entered sediments from lakes and tropical swamps that the Atlantic nor the Pacific. The road runs along a sage-grouse, pronghorn, elk, and mule deer. Sports- tors. Our nation’s history of westward expansion area’s northern boundary, where visitors can look Oregon Territory after crossing South Pass just were home to massive turtles, crocodiles, fish, and rim of land looking south towards Alkali Draw and men and women prize the chance to hunt the elk that was etched into the sagebrush sea here: the out over the magnificent striped badlands in the west of the buttes, which gave these iconic small mammals for millions of years. In the present The Pinnacles Wilderness Study Areas. Alkali Draw roam between the dunes, the Jack Morrow Hills, and Oregon, California, and Mormon National Historic foreground and enjoy an expansive view of the formations their name. The springs along their environment, horned lizards abound, as do small contains rugged cliff escarpments, and its springs the badlands of the Great Divide Basin. The east- NORTHERN ROUTE NORTHERN Trails cross over from the east to enter what was Wind Rivers. There are areas here for primitive eastern flanks, and the hardy stands of pine and mammals—including bobcats. Desert elk find refuge and seeps help support several wildlife herds. The facing slopes of Bush Rim sport a kaleidoscope of known as the Oregon Territory. As many as 500,000 camping, including a rock fire pit. (Be sure to aspen, bitterbrush communities, and sagebrush, in the maze of badlands. The Honeycombs offer Pinnacles are named for their pyramid shapes and colorful sediment layers and hidden springs support- emigrants in the mid-late 1800s followed these bring your own firewood and do not cut down or are crucial for a variety of wildlife. Today, local some of the West’s best hiking, photography, and colorful landforms. This country is some of the ing lush groves of trees that offer shaded respite for a trails alongside oxen-drawn wagons or pulled use the local limited wood.) The pitted sandstone adventurers climb the buttes to enjoy the views of stargazing. Nearby is Continental Peak, a summit that wildest undeveloped desert lands in the northern convenient lunch spot. handcarts, constituting one of the largest voluntary outcrops and cliffs along the rim, as well as the the Great Divide Basin and Wind River Mountains. offers tremendous views and is well worth the climb. Rocky Mountain states. At the suggested stop, take human migrations recorded. The dirt ruts visible at twisted juniper, pine trees, and dense sagebrush Easy hiking access to the crest of the buttes is The suggested stop offers views of the Honeycombs time to get out of the vehicle and view the 360-degree this stop are those of the actual Oregon Trail, and help support mule deer and a resident elk herd. from the northern height of the road, as marked. 109°30'0"W 109°15'0"W 109°0'0"W 108°45'0"W 108°30'0"W # L Sweetwater Wildcat Butte O ock 132 !9 !9 # U R Cr. 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