description Vedauwoo Overview
Vedauwoo is a recreation area and group of granite formations in Wyoming's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, on Pole Mountain between Laramie and Cheyenne. The exposed rock is Sherman Granite, an ancient, weathered formation shaped into slabs, boulders, outcrops, and fractured faces. These features make Vedauwoo a destination for rock climbing, hiking, camping, and geological observation, with crack climbing especially associated with its narrow granite fissures. It is managed as a public forest recreation site.
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Where is Vedauwoo located?
Vedauwoo is in Wyoming's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, on Pole Mountain between Laramie and Cheyenne. It is a recreation area built around exposed granite formations.
What type of rock is found at Vedauwoo?
The formations are made of Sherman Granite. This ancient granite has been weathered into slabs, boulders, outcrops, and fractured climbing faces.
Why is Vedauwoo known for climbing?
Its granite has formed large slabs, cracks, boulders, and fractured outcrops that create varied climbing terrain. The setting on Pole Mountain also makes it a major outdoor recreation area near Laramie and Cheyenne.
What does the name Vedauwoo refer to?
Vedauwoo refers to both the recreation area and the wider group of granite formations. The landscape is defined by weathered Sherman Granite rather than by a single cliff or peak.
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