Wyoming Cities and Towns
The Equality State  44th State

Climate & Weather:

Wyoming is the second highest state in the United States, and because of that elevation, conditions are normally on the dry side.

Some areas of the state receive only 5 inches of rain, while in the mountains, especially the Grand Tetons, 60 or more inches per year are common.

Overall, throughout the state, mild springs are followed by warm (sometimes hot) summers, with cool morning lows.

Fall brings occasional snow and cool temperatures, especially in the mountain canyons and higher elevations. Winter can be very cold with heavy snow in the mountains.

The statewide average high temperature in July is just over 60 degrees, while in January, a 20 degree high is the average.

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Firsts, Facts, Trivia:  

In 1925 Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected governor of Wyoming, becoming the nation's first woman governor.

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Featured Tourist Spots:

Museum of the Mountain Man - The Museum presents a visual and interpretative experience into the romantic era of the Mountain man and provides a comprehensive overview of the Western Fur Trade's historical significance. Situated in the heart of the country that was once the hub of the Rocky Mountain Rendezvous system, the Museum stands as a monument to the men and the commerce that opened the West.

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Wyoming History:

The area that would become Wyoming was inhabited by several Native American groups before the arrival of Europeans. The Shoshone, Arapaho, Cheyenne and Crow lived in the eastern portion of the area. They hunted bison, following the tremendous herds through their seasonal migrations, and lived in tepees. The Ute people inhabited Wyoming's western mountains, depending less on bison and more on the gathering of wild foods, the hunting of smaller game (antelope, rabbit, deer, elk) and fishing.

The U.S. acquired the land comprising Wyoming from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. John Colter, a fur-trapper, is the first white man known to have entered present Wyoming. In 1807 he explored the Yellowstone area and brought back news of its geysers and hot springs.
Robert Stuart pioneered the Oregon Trail across Wyoming in 1812–13 and, in 1834, Fort Laramie, the first permanent trading post in Wyoming, was built. Western Wyoming was obtained by the U.S. in the 1846 Oregon Treaty with Great Britain and as a result of the treaty ending the Mexican War in 1848.
When the Wyoming Territory was organized in 1869, Wyoming women became the first in the nation to obtain the right to vote. In 1925 Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected first woman governor in the United States.

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