Sage, Wyoming
Sage, Wyoming | |
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Coordinates: 41°48′49″N 110°57′30″W / 41.8135549°N 110.9582432°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wyoming |
County | Lincoln |
Elevation | 6,332 ft (1,930 m) |
Sage is a ghost town in the far southwestern part of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.[1][2] US Route 30 is the major road, which leads north 19 miles (31 km) to Cokeville and east 25 miles (40 km) to Kemmerer. Wyoming Highway 89 runs west 4 miles (6.4 km) to the Utah border, then another 5 miles (8.0 km) to Sage Creek Junction, Utah. The Union Pacific Railroad passes Sage in the direction of Rock Springs to the east and Pocatello, Idaho, to the west.[3]
Sage lies at 6,332 feet (1,930 m) elevation,[1] just west over the Sublette Mountains ridge from Fossil Butte National Monument[3] in the Sage Creek valley.
The Overland Stage Route ran north through Sage from Fort Bridger.[3]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Sage, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, 1923-2020 extremes: 6210ft (1893m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 55 (13) | 57 (14) | 70 (21) | 80 (27) | 86 (30) | 96 (36) | 104 (40) | 103 (39) | 92 (33) | 84 (29) | 74 (23) | 61 (16) | 104 (40) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 41.7 (5.4) | 45.5 (7.5) | 59.5 (15.3) | 73.0 (22.8) | 79.7 (26.5) | 85.7 (29.8) | 90.6 (32.6) | 89.8 (32.1) | 84.8 (29.3) | 78.2 (25.7) | 59.1 (15.1) | 45.2 (7.3) | 91.5 (33.1) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 25.9 (−3.4) | 29.9 (−1.2) | 43.1 (6.2) | 55.8 (13.2) | 66.0 (18.9) | 75.1 (23.9) | 84.8 (29.3) | 82.7 (28.2) | 73.7 (23.2) | 61.2 (16.2) | 43.2 (6.2) | 27.3 (−2.6) | 55.7 (13.2) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 12.0 (−11.1) | 16.0 (−8.9) | 29.4 (−1.4) | 39.9 (4.4) | 48.7 (9.3) | 56.4 (13.6) | 63.6 (17.6) | 61.3 (16.3) | 52.3 (11.3) | 41.3 (5.2) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 14.3 (−9.8) | 38.6 (3.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −1.9 (−18.8) | 2.1 (−16.6) | 15.7 (−9.1) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 31.3 (−0.4) | 37.7 (3.2) | 42.4 (5.8) | 39.9 (4.4) | 30.9 (−0.6) | 21.5 (−5.8) | 12.1 (−11.1) | 1.3 (−17.1) | 21.4 (−5.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −23.7 (−30.9) | −23.3 (−30.7) | −6.9 (−21.6) | 12.2 (−11.0) | 19.7 (−6.8) | 26.8 (−2.9) | 31.9 (−0.1) | 26.8 (−2.9) | 15.3 (−9.3) | 6.9 (−13.9) | −12.0 (−24.4) | −21.9 (−29.9) | −28.0 (−33.3) |
Record low °F (°C) | −51 (−46) | −51 (−46) | −30 (−34) | −12 (−24) | 7 (−14) | 16 (−9) | 21 (−6) | 14 (−10) | 2 (−17) | −10 (−23) | −34 (−37) | −48 (−44) | −51 (−46) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.53 (13) | 0.49 (12) | 0.49 (12) | 0.97 (25) | 1.32 (34) | 1.06 (27) | 0.97 (25) | 0.86 (22) | 1.14 (29) | 1.05 (27) | 0.56 (14) | 0.32 (8.1) | 9.76 (248.1) |
Source 1: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: XMACIS (precipitation, records & monthly max/mins)[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sage, Wyoming
- ^ "Entering Wyoming - Sage, Wyoming".
- ^ a b c Official State Highway Map of Wyoming (Map). Wyoming Department of Transportation. 2014.
- ^ "Sage 4 NNW, Wyoming 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 5, 2023.