Hot Springs County, Wyoming Map
Explore Hot Springs County, Wyoming with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 5 cities and towns in Hot Springs County below.
Interactive Map of Hot Springs County, Wyoming
| County | Hot Springs |
| State | Wyoming (WY) |
| County Seat | Thermopolis |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 43.722567 |
| Longitude | -108.267046 |
| Cities & Towns | 5 |
| Area Codes | 307 |
About Hot Springs County, Wyoming
Hot Springs County occupies a rugged middle ground where the high desert plateaus of the Bighorn Basin meet the steep, fractured slopes of the Owl Creek Mountains. The Bighorn River carves a deep, serpentine path through the center of this landscape, acting as a lifeline that softens the otherwise severe geometry of red-rock canyons and vast, arid badlands. This is a country of immense, pale skies that seem to press down upon the sagebrush flats, creating a clarity of light so sharp it turns the distant gray ridges into silhouettes of iron. To the west, the massive ramparts of the Absaroka Range serve as a jagged barrier, while the dry, open plains stretch toward the horizon in the east, leaving the land exposed to the scouring winds that define the seasons.
Hot Springs County emerged from the territorial dust at the beginning of the twentieth century, formed from portions of several older, sprawling jurisdictions to better manage the local reality of the frontier. The impetus for its creation was the discovery of mineral-rich waters that drew settlers, prospectors, and those seeking relief from the ailments of the era, shifting the focus from nomadic cattle ranching to a more permanent, if stubborn, community life. The county seat took root where the river meets the thermal springs, a site chosen not by chance but by the necessity of the water that bubbles from the earth with a steady, sulfurous warmth. Even now, the town streets follow the contours of the riverbank with a deliberate, pragmatic layout, reflecting the hard-won persistence of those who first staked their claims against the indifference of the high plains.
Modern life in this corner of Wyoming remains tethered to the rhythms of ranching, oil extraction, and the quiet stewardship of the land. The economy fluctuates with the price of crude and the health of the livestock markets, yet the people move with a deliberate, unadorned grace that suggests a long-standing peace with the isolation of their surroundings. At dusk, when the sun dips behind the mountain wall, the air cools with a sudden, metallic crispness, and the shadow of the cliffs stretches long and dark across the valley floor. Visitors come to witness the geological theater of the steaming mineral terraces, but the enduring character of the place is found in the slow, steady hum of a working morning, where the smell of diesel and dry earth marks the passage of time as surely as any clock.
Cities and Towns in Hot Springs County
About This Hot Springs County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Hot Springs County, Wyoming alongside links to detailed street maps for 5 cities and towns. The county seat is Thermopolis. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
