Boulder Flats Wyoming Map

About Boulder Flats, Wyoming

Boulder Flats is a locality in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 450. The population density is 9.6 people per km². Boulder Flats is located at 42.9127°N, 108.7990°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82520.

Boulder Flats defines itself through the persistent, silver ribbon of the Ray Canal, which draws a sharp line through the high, arid expanse of the Wyoming plains. It lies 22.6 miles west-southwest of Riverton, WY (from Riverton, WY: bearing 250°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-northwest of Lander. The earth here wears a coat of pale sage and dry grass, stretching toward the horizon where the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Wind River Range command the western sky. To the east, the terrain dips into the quiet shadows of Kimbal Draw, while the waters of Ray Reservoir sit held in the earth like a heavy, cool mirror three miles away. The air carries a thin, crystalline quality that makes the distance feel both vast and intimate, especially at dusk when the light turns the color of a bruised plum and the wind begins to move through the brush with a low, rhythmic sigh.

Human life in Boulder Flats persists in a quiet, deliberate rhythm, shaped by the practical demands of the land and the endurance of those who work it. The nearby Lander Slope Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves the raw, unhurried character of the high desert, serving as a reminder of the landscape’s long, slow history before the arrival of modern irrigation and fence lines. Economic activity remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, as the local reliance on the canal reflects a heritage of turning dry ground into productive pasture. While the Blue Trail lies miles away, those who walk the outskirts of Boulder Flats find a solitude that feels entirely earned, a place where the stillness of the high country is not an absence of sound, but a presence that demands a steady, watchful sort of attention.

About This Boulder Flats Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Boulder Flats, Wyoming. Coordinates: 42.912736, -108.799009. 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 Boulder Flats includes the ZIP code (82520), telephone area code (307), county seat of Fremont County (Lander), and school district assignment (Fremont County School District 14).

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.