Sage, Wyoming

Sage, Wyoming
Ghost town
Sage, Wyoming
Sage, Wyoming

Location of Sage in Wyoming

Coordinates: 41°48′49″N 110°57′30″W / 41.8135549°N 110.9582432°W / 41.8135549; -110.9582432Coordinates: 41°48′49″N 110°57′30″W / 41.8135549°N 110.9582432°W / 41.8135549; -110.9582432
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Lincoln
Elevation[1] 6,332 ft (1,930 m)

Sage is a ghost town in the far southwestern part of Lincoln County, Wyoming.[1][2] US Route 30 is the major road, which leads north 19 miles (31 km) to Cokeville and east 25 miles (40 km) to Kemmerer. Wyoming Highway 89 runs west 4 miles (6.4 km) to the Utah border, then another 5 miles (8.0 km) to Sage Creek Junction, Utah. The Union Pacific Railroad passes Sage in the direction of Rock Springs to the east and Pocatello, Idaho, to the west.[3]

Sage lies at 6,332 feet (1,930 m) elevation,[1] just west over the Sublette Mountains ridge from Fossil Butte National Monument[3] in the Sage Creek valley.

The Overland Stage Route came north to Sage from Fort Bridger.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sage, Wyoming
  2. ↑
  3. 1 2 3 Official State Highway Map of Wyoming (Map). Wyoming Department of Transportation. 2014.


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