The Winds Candle

The Wind River Range (or "Winds" for short) is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains located in Wyoming and runs for approximately 100 miles.  The Wind River’s Gannett Peak at 13,804 feet is Wyoming's highest peak. In fact, 19 of Wyoming’s 20 highest peaks are in the Wind River Range. 

Much of the Wind River Range received federal protection as National Forest Primitive Areas in 1931–32. The Wind River Range is now largely protected by three federal wilderness areas.  Together these wilderness areas protect 728,020 acres making the Wind River Range one of the largest road-free areas in the continental United States. Part of the eastern slope of the Wind River Range is also under the protection of the Wind River Indian Reservation.

Several major rivers have headwaters on either side of the range. The Green and Big Sandy Rivers drain southward from the west side of the range, while the Wind River drains eastward through the Shoshone Basin. The Green is the largest fork of the Colorado River while the Wind River where it changes to Bighorn River, is the largest fork of the Yellowstone River. The range includes several canyons on either side, including Silas Canyon and Sinks Canyon. The canyons are carved by rivers such as the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie which feeds the Wind River. 

The Winds are home to one ski area, White Pine.  It is the only lift-accessible skiing and snowboarding area in the range and is the oldest ski area in Wyoming.