Silas Canyon

Last updated
Silas Canyon
Image of Upper Silias Lake.jpg
Upper Silas Lake near the mouth of Silas Canyon.
USA Wyoming relief location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location in Wyoming
Location Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States
Coordinates 42°47′59.5″N108°57′13.1″W / 42.799861°N 108.953639°W / 42.799861; -108.953639 [1]
Elevation10,102 ft (3,079 m) [1]

Silas Canyon is a canyon in the Wind River mountain range near Lander, Wyoming in the United States. [2]

The canyon is a long glacial-carved trough with numerous lakes, which makes it a popular destination for backpackers and fishermen. [3] [4] The 33-acre (13 ha)Thumb Lake sits at its head. [2]

Plant life

Silas Canyon and the surrounding area is home the various plant species common in the Southern Wind River Mountains. Whitebark pine and Lodgepole pine are the predominant tree species. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Silas Canyon". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 Osthoff, Rich (1999). Fly-Fishing the Rocky Mountain Backcountry. Stackpole Books. ISBN   9780811727662.
  3. ↑ Adkison, Ben (2018-06-22). Hiking Wyoming's Wind River Range: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781493034642.
  4. ↑ Adkison, Ron (1996). Hiking Wyoming's Wind River Range. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN   9781560444022.
  5. ↑ Ecological Types of the Eastern Slope of the Wind River Range, Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming (Report). USDA. 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.