The New International Encyclopædia/Laramie Mountains

LARAMIE MOUNTAINS. A range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern Wyoming (Map: Wyoming, G 4). It begins on the north bank of the Sweetwater River, in the central part of the State, and extends eastward as the Rattlesnake Range until it is broken by the North Platte River. Beyond this the Laramie Range proper curves to the southeast, and finally, after being broken by the Laramie River, it extends south into Colorado. Its average height is 7000 feet, and the highest point, Laramie Peak, is about 10,000 feet. The range incloses the Laramie Plains, a plateau over 6000 feet above the sea, and is the watershed for the numerous upper branches of the North Platte. Coal is the principal mineral found.