Pinedale, Wyoming
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Overlooking snowy Pinedale from the east.
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 Location of Pinedale, Wyoming |
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 Pinedale, Wyoming
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| Coordinates: 42°51′58″N 109°51′53″W / 42.86611°N 109.86472°WCoordinates: 42°51′58″N 109°51′53″W / 42.86611°N 109.86472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Sublette |
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| • Mayor | Bob Jones |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.15 sq mi (5.57 km2) |
| • Land | 2.15 sq mi (5.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,182 ft (2,189 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,030 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 2,043 |
| • Density | 944.2/sq mi (364.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 82941 |
| Area code(s) | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-61580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1604444 |
| Website | www.townofpinedale.us |
Pinedale is a town in and the county seat of Sublette County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,030 at the 2010 census. Pinedale is an important hunting outfitting town and a gateway to the Wind River Mountains. It is also a major gateway to the Jackson Hole area in Wyoming. Pinedale is also near several large natural gas fields, including the Pinedale Anticline and Jonah Field. Attractions include the Museum of the Mountain Man, Green River Rendezvous Days, White Pine Ski Area, and the Town Park System along the Pine Creek Corridor in the middle of town. The mayor is Bob Jones, who was elected in 2014.
Pinedale is located at 42°51′58″N 109°51′53″W / 42.86611°N 109.86472°W (42.866162, −109.864622) and sits at an elevation of 7,175 feet above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.15 square miles (5.57 km2), all of it land.
There are 1,300 lakes around the Pinedale area. One lake in particular, just four miles from Pinedale, named Fremont Lake is the most commonly used lake and is Wyoming's second largest natural lake. [1]
Pine Creek flows from nearby Fremont Lake through the town on its way to the Green River.
Primarily due to its high elevation, Pinedale has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc) with summers featuring very warm afternoons and cold mornings, plus very cold, dry winters. The average January low is −0.1 °F (−17.8 °C), on average 53.2 mornings fall to or below 0 °F or −17.8 °C and between 1971 and 2000 −20 °F or −28.9 °C was reached on an average of seven mornings each winter. The coldest temperature on record since records started in 1948 is −49 °F (−45 °C) during the bitter cold wave of December 1990.
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