The Prospect Mountain WSA encompasses 1,145 acres of BLM-administered land
with no inholdings or split estate. The study area is 70 percent forested with
lodgepole pine and aspen as the main species. Elevation varies about 1,000
feet and the terrain drains to the nearby North Platte River. The Prospect
Mountain area provides a variety of recreational activities, including
fishing, hunting, sightseeing, hiking, camping, rock hounding and wildlife
viewing. The North Platte River adjacent to the WSA offers high quality
fishing and float-boating and is a well-known national attraction. Other major
recreational use is associated with mule deer and elk hunting. This area
provides high-quality hunting and has regional significance. Opportunities for
sightseeing within the WSA are numerous. The area is exceptionally scenic with
nongame wildlife such as raptors and small mammals abundant in the WSA.

The Prospect Mountain WSA encompasses 1,145 acres of BLM-administered land with no inholdings or split estate. The study area is 70 percent forested with lodgepole pine and aspen as the main species. Elevation varies about 1,000 feet and the terrain drains to the nearby North Platte River. 
The Prospect Mountain area provides a variety of recreational activities, including fishing, hunting, sightseeing, hiking, camping, rock hounding and wildlife viewing. The North Platte River adjacent to the WSA offers high quality fishing and float-boating and is a well-known national attraction.
Other major recreational use is associated with mule deer and elk hunting. This area provides high-quality hunting and has regional significance. Opportunities for sightseeing within the WSA are numerous. The area is exceptionally scenic with nongame wildlife such as raptors and small mammals abundant in the WSA.

Bird's eye view of the park

Prospect Mountain

From their lofty perches, bighorn sheep warily eye the hikers on the
Encampment River Trail below. The trail, which traverses the WSA and enters
Colorado to the south, follows the scenic Encampment River. Located two miles
south of Encampment and easily accessible from BLM's Encampment River
Campground, this 4,547-acre WSA contains grasslands, riparian areas and
forested slopes. All 4,547 acres of this WSA were recommended for wilderness
status in the 1992 report to Congress. The Encampment River Canyon WSA offers
opportunities for a great variety of recreational activities, including
fishing, hunting, backpacking, hiking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing
photography, camping, rock hounding and sightseeing. The Wyoming Game and Fish
Department classified the Encampment River as very good trout waters with
statewide importance. The Encampment River Trail parallels the river and
provides access to the entire length of the river. Mule deer hunting is very
popular within the WSA as it is locally considered a potential trophy area.
There are no hunting seasons on bighorn sheep in the area because of low sheep
numbers.

From their lofty perches, bighorn sheep warily eye the hikers on the Encampment River Trail below. The trail, which traverses the WSA and enters Colorado to the south, follows the scenic Encampment River. Located two miles south of Encampment and easily accessible from BLM's Encampment River Campground, this 4,547-acre WSA contains grasslands, riparian areas and forested slopes. All 4,547 acres of this WSA were recommended for wilderness status in the 1992 report to Congress.
The Encampment River Canyon WSA offers opportunities for a great variety of recreational activities, including fishing, hunting, backpacking, hiking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing photography, camping, rock hounding and sightseeing. 
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department classified the Encampment River as very good trout waters with statewide importance.
The Encampment River Trail parallels the river and provides access to the entire length of the river. Mule deer hunting is very popular within the WSA as it is locally considered a potential trophy area. There are no hunting seasons on bighorn sheep in the area because of low sheep numbers.

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