Area 77 covers the country in the central Wyoming Range south of Pinedale—high, timbered mountain country running between the Hoback and the upper Green River drainage. Elevations run from about 7,000 feet on the lower forest fringes to over 11,000 feet on Wyoming Peak (11,378) and the surrounding crest. The forest is mature: lodgepole pine and aspen on the lower slopes, transitioning into Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, and lodgepole through the mid-elevations, with whitebark pine on the highest exposed ridges and alpine meadows above timberline. The Wyoming Range is famously one of the more underrated mountain ranges in the Rockies—wild, beautiful, and overshadowed by the Tetons just to the north. Major drainages include Cottonwood Creek, Greys River tributaries, and the upper Hoback. The country is grizzly bear range; expansion has been steady. Bridger-Teton National Forest dominates ownership. Forest roads off US-189/191 climb into the timber from the east; from the west, access comes off the Greys River Road. Big Piney and Pinedale are the supply towns; Pinedale has more options. Cell service drops fast. Quality elk in the timber, with feedground influence on the lower country (the State runs winter feedgrounds in the area that concentrate elk seasonally). Mule deer in the aspen and meadow margins. The Wyoming Range produces good bulls for hunters willing to work for them.