Trail Overview

From Highway 16, west of Buffalo, you take the Sheep Mountain Road to the lookout. It's an easy ride with spectacular views at the top. The fire lookout facility sits at 9600 feet in the beautiful Bighorn Mountains. You can stay overnight at the facility (rented by the Forest Service) or you can picnic at the top while enjoying the views. There are a few camping spots along the trail.

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Difficulty

There is nothing difficult about this trail, but it is narrow in places. It crosses a couple of creeks, but there are culverts or bridges.

History

The fire lookout was constructed in 1950 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It sits at an elevation of 9600 feet in the beautiful Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming.

Technical Rating

Nathan Clarke

May 17, 2026

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Trail is pretty good. Just steep at points, but that’s how it goes. No snow on trail today

M Brown

Aug 15, 2025

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2 motor cycles, 3 trucks and 4 side by sides on this short trail today.

Jay Stokley

Aug 18, 2024

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Graded dirt/gravel road in good condition, safe for 2wd Mommy Van's if it's dry. Lots of travel trailers and a few 5th wheel campers along with tent campers all along the road. Being Sunday, we had to watch out for the big campers in the turns. Dusty in places, washboarded in some spots, but not awful.

Kyle Johnson

Jul 13, 2024

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Michael Kripner

Dec 12, 2023

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Snow wasn't awful, did just fine in a Subaru. Stick to the middle due to large ditches on either side being hidden from snow.

Josh Holloway

Sep 28, 2023

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