Bighorn Medicine Wheel, Wyoming
A stone wheel with 28 spokes on a 2,900 m ridge in the Bighorn Mountains, sacred to many Plains peoples.
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- Region
- Wyoming, USA
- Position
- 44.8333, -107.9167
- Area
- 5 × 5 km
- Real elevation
- 2,252 to 3,034 m (781 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:33,300
- Heights
- 2× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, 1–10 m per point
- Suggested color
- Natural
- Group
- Ancient wonders
About Bighorn Medicine Wheel, Wyoming
The Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain National Historic Landmark (Crow: Annáshisee, lit. 'Large campsite'; formerly known as the Bighorn Medicine Wheel) is a medicine wheel located in the Bighorn National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The Medicine Wheel at Medicine Mountain is a large stone structure made of local white limestone laid upon a bedrock of limestone. It has served as a site of both indigenous ceremonial practice and astronomical study. Gregory Cajete has argued that indigenous knowledge systems do not separate ceremonial and investigative uses of such sites into distinct domains. The cultural history of the Bighorn Mountains, home to the Big Horn Medicine Wheel, dates back over ten thousand years.
From Wikipedia: Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain National Historic Landmark, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Bighorn Medicine Wheel, Wyoming
Where is Bighorn Medicine Wheel?
Bighorn Medicine Wheel is in Wyoming, USA at 44.8333, -107.9167. The model covers a 5 by 5 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Bighorn Medicine Wheel model?
The land in this model runs from 2,252 to 3,034 m (781 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 2 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Bighorn Medicine Wheel?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 51.9 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:33,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Bighorn Medicine Wheel model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans at 1 to 10 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Bighorn Medicine Wheel model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Bighorn Medicine Wheel terrain model good for?
People use it as a desk piece for history lovers, a classroom model or a gift for someone who has been there.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Bighorn Medicine Wheel, Wyoming from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. In the United States the heights come from the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans that resolve every 1 to 10 meters.
The model covers a 5 by 5 kilometer square centered on 44.8333, -107.9167. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:33,300. The heights are exaggerated 2× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
