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Justin Carbon

It is estimated that
the rugged peaks of
the Snowy Range rose
50 to 70 million years
ago. It is also said that
the mountain peaks
may have once been
much higher. Geologists suggest that approximately 15,000
feet of rock has
eroded away since
the mountain
range's creation.

 
Scenic Drives Through Carbon County
Scenic Drives

The Seminoe-Alcova Back Country Byway

The Seminoe-Alcova Back Country Byway is located in South Central Wyoming. The north
end of the byway is in Alcova, a small settlement on WY 220 about 30 miles southwest of
Casper, and the south end is in the small oil town of Sinclair, near Rawlins. Here at the
junction of WY 220 and Natrona County Road 603/407, the 73-mile route passes through
antelope-grazed prairie and stark desert, and climbs over the rugged Seminoe Mountains.
The route has special attractions which include: the Alcova Reservior, popular for fishing
and boating; Pathfinder Reservior, a favorite of windsurfers; Fremont Canyon, known for
fishing, rock climbing, and popular with experienced river-runners; Seminoe Reservior, the
Seminoe Mountains, the Pedro Mountains, and Seminoe State Park. The road is in a remote
area, but provides amazing landscape transformations while traversing through the Seminoe
Mountains, the Pedro Mountains, and Fremont Canyon, that are worth making the
back-country journey to view.

Length: 64 miles
Time to Allow: 2.5 hours

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