Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 22 min5:35 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:42 am – 4:42 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 8°F9 in of rain a year, on about 23 dayswettest month May44 in of snow a year, on about 28 days31 days above 90°F, 182 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Riverton station, 7 mi away; snow from Riverton
Nearby landmarksPopo Agie Riverriver · 5.1 miLittle Popo Agie Riverriver · 6.5 miCentral Wyoming Collegecollege · 7.6 miGustin Number 2 Reservoirreservoir · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Hudson Park - War Memorialhistoric site · 6.6 miMountain View Cemetaryhistoric site · 7.0 miOcean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 11,377 acresLander Cemetarystate historic site · 14.0 miSinks Canyonstate park · 20.1 mi · 79 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 3 Nov 198438 mi away, near Atlantic City, WyomingMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 13 Dec 202533 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFremont County, WY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025254 of 365 days measured111 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Fremont County monitors, WY
Drinking waterCity of Rivertonserves 10,330 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jun 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,314 ft1,620 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiverton Memorial Hospital8.0 miPost officeHudson Post Office6.6 miTown hallHudson Town Hall6.6 miPoliceFremont County Sheriff's Office - Riverton8.5 miFire stationFremont County Fire Protection District Battalion 10 Hudson6.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCentral Wyoming Regional Airport RIW7.2 miUS highwayUS 266.2 miCoachShoshoniExpress Arrow28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 82524 ZIP area.
