Abstract

Wind gaps in the Laramie Mountains, Wyoming, are described. The wind gaps are due to superposition of streams upon the pre-Oligocene topography and later capture by headward eroding tributaries. The tributaries are able to extend their valleys headward more rapidly than the main stream because of the soft Tertiary sediments in which they head.

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