Mount Woolsey
About
Mount Woolsey is a summit of about 12,952 feet in Johnson County, Wyoming, inside the Cloud Peak Wilderness. The peak lies within the Tongue Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Story, about 18 miles away. The Cloud Peak Wilderness Area climbing area sits less than a mile from the summit. Spear Lake and Solitude Loop are both about 4 miles away, and Cliff Lake is a little farther at about 4.3 miles.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
12,952 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount Woolsey
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
- Cloud Peak Wilderness · Wilderness
- Tongue Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bighorn National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Story, Wyoming · 18 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 Tongue Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Forest Special Order 02-02-06-25-10 Burgess Junction Visitor Center
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Forest Special Order 02-02-06-25-11 Black Mountain Lookout Building Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Forest Special Order 02-02-06-26-03 Gravel Pit Area Closures
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Cloud Peak Wilderness AreaRock climbing0.8 mi
- Spear LakeHiking3.8 mi
- Solitude LoopHiking3.8 mi
- KEARNY CUTOFFHiking3.8 mi
- Cliff LakeHiking4.3 mi
- Kearny Cutoff TrailHiking4.8 mi
- Kearny CreekCanoeing5.3 mi
- Lost Twin LakesRock climbing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
