Sundance Wyoming Map

About Sundance, Wyoming

Sundance is a locality in Crook County, Wyoming, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,032. The population density is 130.6 people per km². Sundance is located at 44.4064°N, 104.3758°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Sundance is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 82729.

Sundance emerges from the high plains where the light at dusk turns the earth a deep, bruised violet, casting long shadows across the timbered slopes of the Black Hills National Forest. It lies 26.1 miles west-southwest of Spearfish, SD (from Spearfish, SD: bearing 257°T), and is situated 31.6 miles southwest of Belle Fourche. Sundance Creek cuts a rhythmic path through the town’s edge, its waters cool and steady, flowing toward the horizon where the distant rise of Houston Ridge defines the skyline against the vast, open sky. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the terrain dips into the quiet, brush-choked expanse of Reuter Draw, a landscape marked by the scent of pine needles and the dry, persistent rustle of prairie grass. To the west, the quiet surface of Medicine Lake holds the reflection of passing clouds, providing a still counterpoint to the rugged, uneven topography that stretches toward the horizon.

Sundance carries the weight of a history rooted in the cattle culture of the nineteenth century, where the arrival of the railroad once dictated the pulse of commerce and the movement of goods. Today, the economy remains tethered to the land, balancing the demands of forestry and ranching with the steady, quiet work of a population that values the deliberate pace of small-scale life. The air here feels thin and clean, carrying the faint, metallic tang of minerals and the earthy resonance of the nearby forest, which serves as both a backdrop for daily labor and a sanctuary for the local elk and deer populations. Life in Sundance moves with the turning of the seasons, a persistent cycle of work and rest that honors the harsh, unyielding beauty of the high country while maintaining a grounded, neighborly character that resists the encroaching speed of the modern world.

About This Sundance Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sundance, Wyoming. Coordinates: 44.406375, -104.375782. 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 Sundance includes the ZIP code (82729), telephone area code (307), county seat of Crook County (Sundance), and school district assignment (Crook 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.