Medicine Butte is a mountain located in Uinta County

Uinta County, Wyoming

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,742 people, 6,823 households, and 5,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 8,011 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

, approximately 6.9 miles (11 km) north of the city of Evanston, Wyoming

Evanston, Wyoming

Evanston is a city in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Uinta County.-Geography:Evanston is located at...

. It is 8610 feet (2,624 m) in elevation and can be reached via an access road. The mountain houses radio towers serving numerous local and regional services.

The mountain is named as such by Native Americans

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 because of the great variety of herbs and roots that the they used for medicine which were found on the slopes of the butte. The mountain is sometimes known as “Fremont’s Monument” for John C. Fremont.

Radio use

Radio towers for several different communications systems exist on the summit of the mountain. Most notable of these are two higher power FM radio stations, and numerous translators

Broadcast relay station

A broadcast relay station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator , rebroadcaster , or repeater is a broadcast transmitter which relays, repeats, or reflects the signal of another radio station or television station, usually to an area not covered by the signal of the originating station...

 serving the local area.
The following is a complete list of radio stations with transmitters located on the mountain, sorted by frequency.

CALLSIGN	FREQUENCY	FORMAT
KPMD	88.1	National Public Radio (satellite of KPCW)
K209DC	89.1	Religious radio
K240CP KCSP-FM KCSP-FM is a non-commercial radio station located in Casper, Wyoming. KCSP airs a programming from Pilgrim Radio, a religious radio network based out of Nevada. KCSP serves a number of translator stations throughout the state of Wyoming.-History:...	95.9	Christian contemporary
K252AI	98.3	Classic Hits Classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...  (KRSP)
KNYN KNYN KNYN is an American FM radio station broadcasting on 99.1 mHz FM and is licensed to Fort Bridger, Wyoming. It primarily broadcasts a variety format, which includes mostly soft rock and adult contemporary programming.-2005 tower collapse:...	99.1	Variety Variety (radio) The term variety as a radio format is loosely defined as a format that plays music across numerous genera.Freeform variety is associated with a wide range of programming including talk, sports, and music from a wide spectrum. This format is usually found on smaller, non-commercial...

As well as housing towers and transmitters for radio stations, the mountain also has towers for amateur radio operations. It is owned by a resident from Manila, Utah

Manila, Utah

Manila is a small town located in at the northern edge of Daggett County, Utah, just south of the Wyoming border. The town is at the junction of State Route 43 and State Route 44, and is the county seat of Daggett County...

 and transmits on 146.680 MHz. Another amateur radio repeater nearby, transmits on 147.02 MHz. It is known as K70GM. Local companies and telecommunications services also carry towers on the mountain. Emergency systems for Evanston and Uinta County also broadcast from towers on Medicine Butte. Daggett County, Utah

Daggett County, Utah

Daggett County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 1,059 at the 2010 census. It was named for Ellsworth Daggett, the first surveyor-general of Utah. Its county seat and only municipality is Manila. There is one other small community, Dutch...

 also has services transmitting from the mountain. The United States Forest Service

United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass...

 owns a tower on the mountain.

KNYN

KNYN is the highest power radio station transmitting on the mountain. In 2005, the station suffered a partial tower collapse and has been running on lower power (and a backup transmitter) since. The cause of the collapse was apparently weather related, as the area had experienced heavy icing.

Television

Medicine Butte is commonly used to receive television signals from the Salt Lake City market, and relay them into rural parts of Wyoming and Idaho. The following is an incomplete list of television stations broadcasting from Medicine Butte to the surrounding area.

CALLSIGN	CHANNEL	NETWORK
K15FR KUED KUED is full-service Public Broadcasting Service public television located in Salt Lake City, Utah, broadcasting locally in digital-only on UHF channel 42. It is one of two PBS member stations serving the Salt Lake City, Utah metropolitan area...	15	PBS
K23DS-D KCWC-TV Wyoming PBS is the Public Broadcasting Service member network in the state of Wyoming. It currently consists of flagship KCWC-TV, channel 4 in Riverton ; full-power satelites KWYP-TV, channel 8 in Laramie and KPTW, channel 6 in Casper; and 35 low-power translator stations across the state.The...	23	Wyoming Public Television
K28DV KUCW KUCW is the CW-afifliated television station for the state of Utah that is licensed to Ogden. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 48 from a transmitter on Farnsworth Peak. Owned by High Plains Broadcasting, the station is operated through joint sales and shared services...	28	The CW
K32DS KCWC-TV Wyoming PBS is the Public Broadcasting Service member network in the state of Wyoming. It currently consists of flagship KCWC-TV, channel 4 in Riverton ; full-power satelites KWYP-TV, channel 8 in Laramie and KPTW, channel 6 in Casper; and 35 low-power translator stations across the state.The...	32	Wyoming Public Television
K50DR KJZZ-TV KJZZ-TV, virtual channel 14, is a full-service Independent television station serving Salt Lake City, Utah, USA and surrounding areas, broadcasting in digital on UHF channel 46. The KJZZ transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains...	50	Independent
K54EH KCWC-TV Wyoming PBS is the Public Broadcasting Service member network in the state of Wyoming. It currently consists of flagship KCWC-TV, channel 4 in Riverton ; full-power satelites KWYP-TV, channel 8 in Laramie and KPTW, channel 6 in Casper; and 35 low-power translator stations across the state.The...	54	Wyoming Public Television

Access

Medicine Butte can be accessed via Red Willow Road, north of Evanston on US Highway 89. The road is used locally for the landfill

Landfill

A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...

of Evanston, but branches off to the left to climb the summit. The road is not in good condition in most places, and a four wheel drive vehicle is recommended.