Heart Mountain is a key part of the landscape in Cody, Wyoming. It stands at 8,123 feet in elevation and holds a unique place in history.
Its surrounding area was home to the Heart Mountain War Relocation Center from 1942-1945. During that time, Japanese Americans in the United States were rounded up and evicted from their homes, communities, and businesses. One of the places they were taken was the Heart Mountain War Relocation Center.
The science of Heart Mountain is pretty unique, too. The rocks on top of it are more than five times older than the rocks at the bottom (usually the younger rocks are on top). It took geologists more than a century to figure out why. Turns out it was the sight of the largest rockslide on land and that moved some stuff around.
And all of that is in my backyard, and I can see it everyday. In fact, depending on where I am when I’m looking at i, I can see all of its sides (or faces as I like to call them). There is the view from Cody, the view from Powell, and the view from the top. I also find it peaking out when I’m driving around to other places in Wyoming. It’s quickly becoming one the things that means home to me 🙂
Glimpses from the Other Side 