| Loaf Mountain | |
| Elevation Ft: | 11722 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 991 |
| Isolation Mi: | 3.38 |
| Parent Peak: | Bighorn Peak (12,324 ft) |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Wyoming |
| Region: | Johnson |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Cloud Peak Wilderness |
| Range: | Bighorn Mountains[3] Rocky Mountains |
| Map: | Wyoming#USA |
| Label Position: | right |
| Map Size: | 270 |
| Coordinates: | 44.213°N -107.0707°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
| Topo: | USGS Powder River Pass |
| Age: | Precambrian |
| Orogeny: | Laramide orogeny |
| Rock: | granitic[5] |
| Easiest Route: | hiking |
Loaf Mountain is a 11722feet summit in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States.
Loaf Mountain is located 20miles southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming, in the Bighorn Mountains. It is situated on the boundary that the Cloud Peak Wilderness shares with Bighorn National Forest.[3] The nearest higher neighbor is Bighorn Peak, 3.38miles to the northwest.[2] [3] Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises over 1600abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Paradise Lake in 0.75 mile (1.2 km). Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Nowood River via Tensleep Creek, whereas the east slope drains to Powder River via Clear Creek. The Loaf Mountain Overlook Observation Site (44° 14.965' N, 106° 56.484' W) along the Cloud Peak Skyway (U.S. Route 16) provides a place to stop and view this mountain.[6] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Loaf Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.