Salt Wells
Salt Wells is a ghost town in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,943 m. Steamboat Mountain stands 2,650 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweetwater County R/C Field, a park 5.2 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
ghost town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
68 named places within 25 miles
- Sweetwater County R/C Field: 5.2 mi
- Reliance Park: 10.7 mi
- Prairie Park: 11.9 mi
- Veteran's Park: 12.0 mi
- Garnet Park: 12.1 mi
- Shiprock: 7.8 mi
- Zirkel Mesa: 10.2 mi
- Emmons Mesa: 11.1 mi
- Emmons Cone: 11.3 mi
- Cabin Butte: 11.3 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 10.0 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 10.1 mi
- Crookston Ranch Cultural Site: 21.5 mi
- Tri Territory Monument: 24.1 mi
- Lion Bluffs: 13.9 mi
- Tenmile Rim: 19.3 mi
- White Rocks: 21.8 mi
- Sixmile Rim: 24.7 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 12.0 mi
- US Army Tank: 12.0 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (westbound): 22.7 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (eastbound): 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salt Wells. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Mountain | N 3° | 2,650 m | 21.6 mi |
| Quaking Asp Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,594 m | 15.2 mi |
| South Table Mountain | N 356° | 2,524 m | 17.4 mi |
| Black Buttes | SE 126° | 2,427 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cabin Butte | N 355° | 2,425 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pilot Butte | W 268° | 2,423 m | 18.9 mi |
| North Table Mountain | N 354° | 2,419 m | 18.3 mi |
| Deer Butte | NNW 347° | 2,401 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
WikidataDay trips start here
- Rock Springs · 12 mi
- Green River · 27 mi
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