Alpine Northwest Wyoming Map

About Alpine Northwest, Wyoming

Alpine Northwest is a locality in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 305. The population density is 95.4 people per km². Alpine Northwest is located at 43.1838°N, 111.0356°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 83128.

Alpine Northwest occupies a rugged intersection where the Snake River carves a deep, cold path through the high-altitude landscape. It lies 24.9 miles south-southwest of Jackson, WY (from Jackson, WY: bearing 211°T), and is situated 14.2 miles north-northwest of Star Valley Ranch. The light here settles thin and sharp against the earth, emphasizing the stark transition between the sage-dusted basin floors and the timbered heights of the Targhee National Forest that press against the town’s eastern edges. A mile away, the jagged geometry of Jordan Canyon slices into the terrain, offering a quiet, shadowed contrast to the expansive, open sky that dominates the horizon. Palisades Reservoir holds the water in a vast, reflective stillness, its surface a slate-gray mirror that anchors the surrounding hills and dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the local climate.

Alpine Northwest maintains a character defined by the endurance of those who work the land and the seasonal shifts of a region far removed from industrial centers. The economy has long functioned on the rhythms of the forest and the river, with the modern pulse of the area tied to the maintenance of the Targhee National Forest and the careful management of the water resources that sustain the region. While the distant, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains loom eighty miles away as a faint, icy promise against the clouds, the life of Alpine Northwest remains rooted in the immediate, tangible grit of its valleys. Daily existence is marked by the smell of pine resin and the persistent, low-frequency hum of the current, a cadence that has persisted through the decades as the primary, unspoken language of the residents.

About This Alpine Northwest Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alpine Northwest, Wyoming. Coordinates: 43.183823, -111.035589. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Alpine Northwest includes the ZIP code (83128), telephone area code (307), county seat of Lincoln County (Kemmerer), and school district assignment (Lincoln County School District 2).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.