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Lander, Wyoming

Lander, Wyoming
Administration
Full nameLander, Wyoming
Official nameLander, Wyoming
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountyFremont
Geography
Total Area4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2)
Land Area4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2)
Water Area0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation5358 ft (1633.1 m)
Demography
Total Population6867 (2000)
Density (pop.)599.8/km2 (1554.0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneMountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code82520
Area code307
FIPS code56-44760 
GNIS feature ID1609112 

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Lander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander , Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just south of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The population was 6,867 at the 2000 census.

Since 1998, Lander and Fremont County have been represented in the Wyoming State Senate by economist Cale Case (Republican).

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A wild encounter with a Bighorn at Sinks Canyon. No animals were harmed in the making of this film, nor was the vehicle ;-) Check out Mountain Thunder at MarkJamesArt.com - click on Portfolio..
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Lander, Wyoming
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Chris Marley puts up a first ascent on War Tactics (V11/V12). Bouldering in sinks canyon, Lander, Wyoming. Music: Still Rockin by Pretty Lights
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The 4th of July celebrations in Lander, Wyoming. Lander is in the heart of Wind River Country only a couple of hours from Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. History abounds in an area famous for the Oregon Trail, Wind River Reservation
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Founded in Lander, Wyoming in 1965 by legendary mountaineer Paul Petzoldt, the non-profit National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) teaches outdoor skills, conservation techniques, leadership and wilderness medicine to over 10000 people each year. The decades since NOLS founding have also forged a unique community based in wilderness, built on our teaching mission, focused on our students, and reliant on our staff and volunteers.
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A showcase of some outdoor recreation and sporting events in Lander, Wyoming. Lander is a stones throw from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in the heart of Wind River Country. Streams, lakes and rivers abound including fishing on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Lander is famous for its history because of our location in oregon trail, gold mining, and military posts.
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These boys are living it up in Lander Wyoming---Scenic Byways Medicine Wheel Passage Scenic Byway Big Horn Scenic Byway Cloud Peak Skyway Scenic Byway Centennial Scenic Byway Beartooth Scenic Byway Chief Joseph Scenic Byway Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway Snowy Range Scenic Byway Mirror Lake Scenic Byway Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway Wyoming Scenic Backways South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway Seminoe-Alcova Scenic Backway Red Gulch/Alkali Scenic Backway Big Spring Scenic Backway gf.state.wy.us Record Book Species Score Rank Location Year taken World Record Black Bear 21 15/16 58 Lincoln Co. 1976 23 10/16 Grizzly Bear* 25 10/16 77 Western Wyoming 1961 27 2/16 Mt. Lion 16 1/16 3 Park County 1993 16 4/16 Elk 441 6/8 3 Big Horn Mountains 1890 442 5/8 Mule Deer typical 217 2 Hoback Canyon 1925 226 4/8 Mule Deer Non-typical 293 7/8 29 Albany County 1924 355 2/8 White-tail typical 191 5/8 68 Albany County 1986 333 7/8 Moose 205 4/8 1 Green River Lakes 1952 205 4/8 Pronghorn Antelope 91 9 Carbon County 1964,1967 93 4/8 Bighorn Sheep 200 20 Wind Rivers 1883 208 1/8
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Wyoming Game and Fish biologists and staff check harvested deer, elk and moose for Chronic Wasting Disease south of Lander.
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Testing the Primus Multifuel EX Backpacking camp stove on fairfield hill near Lander Wyoming. May 30,2010.
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Traveling the upper portion of monument draw near Lander Wyoming.
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Search on for Minn. man, sons in Wyoming - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com---LANDER-, Wyo., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Crews prepared to resume searching Wednesday for a small plane carrying four people that went silent in a mountainous area of ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:49:42 GMT+00:00
Poor Weather Limits Missing Plane Search - FOX 9 News Tweet this news
FOX 9 News---Lander-, -Wyoming- - On Sunday, search teams in Wyoming began day six of searching for a missing plane, presumed to have Minnesota ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:26:05 GMT+00:00
Obama polls poorly in Wyoming - Billings Gazette Tweet this news
Billings Gazette--Charley Smith of -Lander- is a registered Republican but thinks members of his own party have, in large part, sabotaged anything Obama's tried to accomplish. ... - Date : Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:21:05 GMT+00:00
Simpson stands with us - Casper Star-Tribune Online Tweet this news
Casper Star-Tribune Online--My husband and I reside on our family ranch in -Lander-. We love our lifestyle and definitely do not shy away from a day's work. We know our responsibilities ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:02:30 GMT+00:00
Get Wild with the National Outdoor Leadership School - Luxist (blog) Tweet this news
Luxist (blog)--This -Lander-, -Wyoming--based outdoors school primarily serves the school-aged -- teaching teenagers and college kids about leadership, nature and survival in ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:02:10 GMT+00:00
BLM: Energy rights to 92000 acres up for auction - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--They include land from nine BLM field offices in -Wyoming- -- Buffalo, Casper, Kemmerer, -Lander-, Newcastle, Pinedale, Rawlins, Rock Springs and Worland. ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:30:35 GMT+00:00
WY expected to avoid record floods - Disaster News Network Tweet this news
Disaster News Network--Volunteers, emergency responders and members of the -Wyoming- Army National Guard fill sandbags in -Lander- to help prevent floodwater damage. ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:06:43 GMT+00:00
Wyoming briefs - Casper Star-Tribune Online Tweet this news
Casper Star-Tribune Online---LANDER- -- The -Lander- City Council has voted to maintain the tradition this year of allowing people to carry open alcoholic beverages in public areas on July ... - Date : Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:16:06 GMT+00:00
WHEN: 7 pm, Saturday - Casper Star-Tribune Online Tweet this news
Casper Star-Tribune Online--REAL LIFE RUDY: -Lander's- Hawk Cain isn't guaranteed a tryout for the -Wyoming- Cowboys, but he could still get a chance to audition for the UW football team ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:51:41 GMT+00:00
Fremont County flooding reaches Casper - Casper Star-Tribune Online Tweet this news
Casper Star-Tribune Online--"Some streets are basically covered, I hear," said Cain, who attended -Lander- High School, but said his family lives on the Wind River Indian Reservation. ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:12:54 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Fremont County, Wyoming

County seat: Lander
CitiesLander * Riverton
TownsDubois * Hudson * Pavillion * Shoshoni
CDPsArapahoe * Atlantic City * Boulder Flats * Crowheart * Ethete * Fort Washakie * Jeffrey City * Johnstown
Unincorporated
communities
Kinnear * Kotey Place * Lysite * Miner's Delight * St. Stephens * South Pass City



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