Cedar Mountain, also known as Spirit Mountain, is a prominent summit located in Park County,

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, United States.

Description

The peak is situated immediately west of the town of

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. It is set in the

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at the western edge of the

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is significant as the west aspect rises above Buffalo Bill Reservoir in one mile. The Cedar Mountain name has been officially adopted by the

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Buffalo Bill

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was a world-famous resident and founder of Cody, and in his 1906

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requested to be buried on Cedar Mountain, with a buffalo monument marking the spot and overlooking the town. He was in

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when he died in 1917. In a subsequent 1913 will, he left his burial arrangements to his wife. She accepted a monetary offer from the city of Denver and Denver Post newspaper to have him buried in the Denver area to serve as a tourist attraction. She said he wanted to be buried on

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, in

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, west of Denver, which was corroborated by their daughter Irma, Cody's sisters, and family friends. But other family members joined the people of Cody in saying that he should be buried in the town he founded. A story has it that the enraged people of Cody spirited away his body from the Denver mortuary in an elaborate ruse, and buried him on Cedar Mountain.Lew Freedman, ''Buffalo Bill Cody: The Man Who Shaped the Wild West Legend'', 2020, McFarland Incorporated Publishers, , pages 195, 200. Whether or not he is secretly buried on Cedar Mountain, a buffalo monument is erected there.

Climate

According to the

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system, Cedar Mountain is located in a

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zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. Precipitation

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from the mountain drains into the

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Description

Buffalo Bill

Climate

See also

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