Bear Trap Creek (Sheridan)

 

Name: Bear Trap Creek

 

County: Sheridan

 

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Longitude:  1073948W

Latitude: 445518N

 

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Elevation: 5564/1696

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Feature Type: Stream

 

Origin of Name:

A fork of Dry Fork Little Bighorn River, so named because several bear traps were built at its source in the early days.

Source: WPA

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Bull Elk Park

 

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