Mystery Shrouds the Medicine Wheel

Mystery Shrouds the Medicine Wheel (HM1PTV)

Location: Lovell, WY 82431 Big Horn County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 49.579', W 107° 55.311'

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"Eventually one gets to the Medicine Wheel to fulfill one's life." — Old Mouse, Arikara
High in the Big Horn Mountains at nearly 10,000 feet above sea level, lies the Medicine Wheel - a place of worship, a National Historic Site, and an archeological mystery.
It is believed that between A.D. 1200 and A.D. 1700, hundreds of limestone rocks were placed in the shape of a wheel roughly 80 feet in diameter. Twenty-eight spokes radiate from a central cairn to six smaller cairns around the rim. Who built this and why? No one knowns for sure, but Native Americans beliefs and archeological evidence point to its use as a spiritual site. Many people still come to the Medicine Wheel and Medicine Mountain for inspiration, solitude, meditation and vision questing.

The Medicine Wheel was given protection and nominated to the National Register by local Big Horn communities. The site is protected by federal antiquity laws under administration of the Forest Service. Please do not disturb the site in any way and respect the solitude of those visiting the Medicine Wheel and Medicine Mountain.
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Placed ByMary Alice Fortin Foundation of Florida and Big Horn Mountain Medicine Wheel Association
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Date Added Sunday, December 6th, 2015 at 9:03pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 269018 N 4967810
Decimal Degrees44.82631667, -107.92185000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 49.579', W 107° 55.311'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 49' 34.74" N, 107° 55' 18.66" W
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Area Code(s)307
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Forest Rd 12, Lovell WY 82431, US
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