Point of Rocks

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Point of Rocks

Total population

9

Median home value

$0

0%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Air quality index

51Moderate

Elevation1990 m

Land area5.64 km²

Weather46°F · Patchy Fog

Coordinates41.68°, -108.78°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Point of Rocks is an unincorporated community in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, Point of Rocks had a total population of three, when it was a census-designated place (CDP).

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Point of Rocks, WY from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Superior
  11.1 mi away · pop. 177
• Table Rock
  19.6 mi away
• Reliance
  21.8 mi away · pop. 572
• Arrowhead Springs
  23 mi away · pop. 43
• Rock Springs
  23.8 mi away · pop. 23,127
• North Rock Springs
  26.5 mi away · pop. 2,277
• Clearview Acres
  26.9 mi away · pop. 273
• Purple Sage
  29.6 mi away · pop. 489
• Green River
  37.8 mi away · pop. 11,581
• James Town
  40.2 mi away · pop. 431
• Wamsutter
  41.1 mi away · pop. 269
• Eden
  43 mi away · pop. 472

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Point of Rocks

Burlington Northern Incorporated, Antelope, North Dakota ; Union Pacific Railroad Company, Point of Rocks, Wyoming

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Safety. · 1980

Geologic Map of the Point of Rocks se Quadrangle, Sweetwater County, Wyoming

United States Geological Survey · 1979

Point of Rocks SW quadrangle, Wyoming, 1968

United States Geological Survey · 1995

Site-specific analysis for the proposed Point of Rocks coal tract located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Rock Springs District · 1982

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

1980 census of housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1983

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Geology, energy, and mineral (GEM) resource assessment of the Spanish Point GEM Resource Area (GRA), Wyoming, including the Paint Rock Wilderness Study Area (WY-010-239), the Medicine Lodge Wilderness Study Area (WY-010-240), the Alkali Creek Wilderness Study Area (WY-010-241), and the Trapper Creek WSA (WY-010-242)

United States. Bureau of Land Management · 1983

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Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 66 mi
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• Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-09-07 · 179 mi
• Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 182 mi
• Prescribed Fire Bear River MBR Unit 2c RX, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-09-18 · 183 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

cushion buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium

Seen 2026-05-23

Annual False Wheatgrass

Eremopyrum triticeum

Seen 2026-05-12

White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Seen 2025-06-09

White Point-vetch

Oxytropis sericea

Seen 2025-05-22

Glover's Silkmoth

Hyalophora gloveri

Seen 2025-05-22

Plains Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha polyacantha

Seen 2025-05-17

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Seen 2025-05-17

Greasewood

Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Seen 2025-05-17

fringed sagebrush

Artemisia frigida

Seen 2025-05-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).