Wyoming (WY)

Flag of the State of Wyoming

State of Wyoming

• State Capital » Cheyenne
  • also the largest city (pop. 64,000)

Facts

• Population » 577,000

Geography

• Area » 253,600 sq km (97,914 sq mi)
• Bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south.
  • Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado meet together at the Three Corners Triangle » Easily accessible with a 4WD
• Highest elevation » Gannett Peak » 4,209.1 m (13,809 ft) (Map)
  • Caution » Difficult multi-day hike » Wikipedia | Summit Post

Location of Wyoming in the USA

Maps

National Parks

• Yellowstone National Park
  • Wikipedia
  • Yellowstone covers 2.2 million acres (nearly 3,500-sq.-mile) mostly in Wyoming, but also in Idaho and Montana.
    • A wilderness recreation area atop a volcanic hot spot
  • The park is very crowded. It welcomes over 4 million visitors annually.
  • Mammoth Hot Springs
• Grand Teton
  • Wikipedia

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

• Yellowstone National Park (UNESCO)

Notes

• Wyoming’s economy is driven by tourism and the extraction of minerals such as coal, natural gas, and oil.
• Far right politics.

Posts

• Adventure Trend

Resources

• Government Portal

This page was updated July 29, 2023