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Wyoming's geography of high-altitude prairies with broad ridges makes the state an ideal site for the development of wind resources. Other factors that positively affect Wyoming's wind power development potential include transmission capabilities, [5] the high energy needs of nearby population centers, [5] high public support of wind power development in the state (97% support), [6] and the ...
Wind resource map of Wyoming at 50 m (164 ft) above ground. The wind farm will be located within an isolated patch of "outstanding" wind energy potential at the center-bottom of the state. The project is proposed to generate 2,000 to 3,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity and construction may take 3–4 years with a project life estimate of 30 years.
A Shoshone encampment in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, photographed by W. H. Jackson, 1870 Green River Lakes and Squaretop Mountain [2] Titcomb Lakes Looking across the Bonneville Basin to Mount Bonneville and Raid Peak. The Wind River Range (or "Winds" for short) is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the ...
Screenshot of the Global Wind Atlas website (version 2.2) The Global Wind Atlas is a web-based application developed to help policymakers and investors identify potential high-wind areas for wind power generation virtually anywhere in the world, and perform preliminary calculations. It provides free access to data on wind power density and wind ...
Roberts Mountain is located 2.5 miles east of the Continental Divide in the remote Wind River Range.It is the highest point in the Wind River Indian Reservation as well as the central portion of the range, [4] and it ranks as the 55th-highest in Wyoming. [1]
A map of the counties and capital city of Wyoming. The U.S. state of Wyoming lies in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States and has a varied geography. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south.
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Sublette County, Wyoming, U.S. Parent range: Wind River Range: Topo map: USGS Squaretop Mountain: Geology; Rock type: Migmatite [4] Climbing; First ascent < 1921 by William Stroud [1] Easiest route: class 2 hiking [2] SE ledges