Area 116 covers the southern Bighorn Mountains around Hazelton Peak and the country running south toward the Powder River Pass area. Elevations run from about 6,000 feet on the lower forest benches to over 11,000 feet on Hazelton Peak (10,560) and the surrounding high ridges. The country is dense lodgepole pine and Engelmann spruce timber with aspen pockets in the wetter folds, transitioning into subalpine fir and alpine meadow on the highest ridges. Major drainages include Crazy Woman Creek and the south fork tributaries running east out of the range. The country is less dramatic than the Cloud Peak country to the north—more rolling timbered ridges than glaciated cirques—but it holds elk well because the timber is mature and the road density is moderate. Bighorn NF dominates with private ranch in the lower foothills. Forest roads off US-16 reach the country. Buffalo, Kaycee, and Ten Sleep are the supply towns. Cell service drops fast. Quality elk in the timber and meadow margins, mule deer in the aspens, and the country sees less pressure than the more famous central Bighorns. Snow comes early to the high country—plan for winter conditions by mid-October.