Fort Laramie Wyoming Map

About Fort Laramie, Wyoming

Fort Laramie is a locality in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 206. The population density is 316.9 people per km². Fort Laramie is located at 42.2127°N, 104.5172°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Fort Laramie is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 82212.

Fort Laramie emerges from the high plains as a confluence of arid earth and sudden, sharp light, defined by the slow movement of the North Platte River. It lies 75.8 miles north-northeast of Cheyenne, WY (from Cheyenne, WY: bearing 12°T), and is situated 20.0 miles west-northwest of Torrington. The landscape surrounding Fort Laramie is characterized by the expansive, dry openness of the prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered toward the distant silhouettes of Pine Ridge. In the deep hollows of the terrain, such as the nearby Sand Draw, the soil carries the pale, dusty hue of sagebrush and cured grass, creating a palette of muted ochre and gray. When the sun begins to retreat, the air thins and cools with a sudden, crisp intensity, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the ground like cooling iron. Residents often find themselves looking toward the reservoirs, such as Sandercock Number 3 Reservoir, where the stillness of the water reflects a sky that seems to possess more depth and clarity than the ground itself.

History lingers in the soil of Fort Laramie, a site that once served as a vital nexus for migration and trade, and today maintains its rhythm through the quiet persistence of agricultural life. The local economy remains tethered to the land, relying on the cycles of the seasons and the steady, unsentimental labor of those who work the ranches and fields. Visitors often congregate at the Fort Laramie Town Park and Camping, a space that offers a brief, green reprieve from the vast, unrelenting expanse of the surrounding plains. The culture here is defined by a sense of self-reliance, where the community moves with the measured, deliberate pace of a place that has seen the passage of countless travelers and the slow erosion of time. There is a profound, quiet beauty in the way the wind hums through the grasses, a sound that reminds one that the land, despite the imprints left by human hands, remains the true architect of the region.

About This Fort Laramie Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Coordinates: 42.212745, -104.517179. 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 Fort Laramie includes the ZIP code (82212), telephone area code (307), county seat of Goshen County (Torrington), and school district assignment (Goshen County School District 1).

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.