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Science In Your Backyard: Wyoming

Wyoming

  • Wyoming Water Science Center
    state_rep_wy@usgs.gov
    Lincolnway Building
    2617 East Lincolnway, Suite B
    Cheyenne, WY 82001
    Telephone: (307) 778-2931
    Fax: (307) 778-2764
    Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time

  • National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Office (Liason for: WY)
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Rocky Mountain Mapping Center
    Box 25046, Denver Federal Center
    Denver, CO 80225
    Phone: (303) 202-4171

  • Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
    Email: wyo-coop@uwyo.edu
    University of Wyoming
    Box 3166 - Biological Science Bldg. - Rm. 419
    Laramie, WY 82071
    Phone: 307-766-5415
    Fax: 307-766-5400


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Wyoming State Facts

Image of Wyoming with a star pinpointing the location of the capital.
Locations on image are approximate


Capital: Cheyenne(Star shaped icon located on map pinpointing capital.)
Land Area: 97,100 sq. miles
(source: 2003 Census)
Population: 501,242
(source: 2003 Census estimate)
Counties: 23
(source: National Association of Counties)
Highest Point:
Gannett Peak at 13,804 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Fremont
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Lowest Point:
Belle Fourche River at 3,099 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Crook
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Geographic Center:
Located in Fremont County approx. 58 miles east-northeast of Lander
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)

 

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