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Lizard Head Peak

Wyoming

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Lizard Head Peak is a summit of about 12,848 feet in Fremont County, Wyoming, inside the Popo Agie Wilderness. The peak lies within the Washakie Ranger District of Shoshone National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Fort Washakie, about 21 miles away. Several other destinations are close by. The Bear Lake hike is under a mile away, and the Lizard Head hike is about 1.4 miles off. Climbers can find Pingora about 1.6 miles away, and Dickinson Creek Campground is roughly 8 miles away for an overnight base.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

12,848 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Lizard Head Peak

Wyoming

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Fort Washakie, Wyoming · 21 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Shoshone National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)