Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:41 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:39 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 14°F8 in of rain a year, on about 23 dayswettest month May54 in of snow a year, on about 42 days10 days above 90°F, 189 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rock Springs Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksShiprockpeak · 7.1 miBlack Buttespeak · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAeromodelers Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.0 miPoint of Rocks Stage Stationstate historic site · 9.2 miRock Springstate park · 14.2 miRock Springs Stage Stationstate historic site · 14.2 miAshley National Forestnational forest · 34.8 mi · 96,106 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 30 Jan 200043 mi away, near Little America, WyomingMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 25 Sep 202648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSweetwater County, WY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025266 of 365 days measured91 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 118main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sweetwater County monitors, WY
Drinking waterCity of Rock Springsserves 24,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,736 ft2,053 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMemorial Hospital of Sweetwater County14.6 miPost officeSuperior Post Office9.1 miTown hallSuperior Town Hall9.3 miFire stationRock Springs - Sweetwater County Airport Fire Department5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWestern Wyoming Community College14.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSouthwest Wyoming Regional Airport RKS6.0 miInterstateI-802.5 miUS highwayUS 302.5 miCoachRock Springs WY (RSY)Greyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 82902 ZIP area.
