Sage, Wyoming
Sage, Wyoming | |
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  Sage  Sage | |
| 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
| 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
- ^ 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.
Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡While this populated place also extends into Idaho, the CDP does not | |