Ghost town in Wyoming, United States
Sage is a ghost town in the far southwestern part of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.[1][2] US Route 30 is the major road, which leads north 19 miles (31 km) to Cokeville and east 25 miles (40 km) to Kemmerer. Wyoming Highway 89 runs west 4 miles (6.4 km) to the Utah border, then another 5 miles (8.0 km) to Sage Creek Junction, Utah. The Union Pacific Railroad passes Sage in the direction of Rock Springs to the east and Pocatello, Idaho, to the west.[3]
Sage lies at 6,332 feet (1,930 m) elevation,[1] just west over the Sublette Mountains ridge from Fossil Butte National Monument[3] in the Sage Creek valley.
The Overland Stage Route ran north through Sage from Fort Bridger.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Sage, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, 1923-2020 extremes: 6210ft (1893m)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
|
Sep
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Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
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Year
|
| Record high °F (°C)
|
55
(13)
|
57
(14)
|
70
(21)
|
80
(27)
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86
(30)
|
96
(36)
|
104
(40)
|
103
(39)
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92
(33)
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84
(29)
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74
(23)
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61
(16)
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104
(40)
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| Mean maximum °F (°C)
|
41.7
(5.4)
|
45.5
(7.5)
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59.5
(15.3)
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73.0
(22.8)
|
79.7
(26.5)
|
85.7
(29.8)
|
90.6
(32.6)
|
89.8
(32.1)
|
84.8
(29.3)
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78.2
(25.7)
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59.1
(15.1)
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45.2
(7.3)
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91.5
(33.1)
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| Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
|
25.9
(−3.4)
|
29.9
(−1.2)
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43.1
(6.2)
|
55.8
(13.2)
|
66.0
(18.9)
|
75.1
(23.9)
|
84.8
(29.3)
|
82.7
(28.2)
|
73.7
(23.2)
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61.2
(16.2)
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43.2
(6.2)
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27.3
(−2.6)
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55.7
(13.2)
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| Daily mean °F (°C)
|
12.0
(−11.1)
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16.0
(−8.9)
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29.4
(−1.4)
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39.9
(4.4)
|
48.7
(9.3)
|
56.4
(13.6)
|
63.6
(17.6)
|
61.3
(16.3)
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52.3
(11.3)
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41.3
(5.2)
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27.6
(−2.4)
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14.3
(−9.8)
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38.6
(3.7)
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| Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
|
−1.9
(−18.8)
|
2.1
(−16.6)
|
15.7
(−9.1)
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24.0
(−4.4)
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31.3
(−0.4)
|
37.7
(3.2)
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42.4
(5.8)
|
39.9
(4.4)
|
30.9
(−0.6)
|
21.5
(−5.8)
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12.1
(−11.1)
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1.3
(−17.1)
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21.4
(−5.9)
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| Mean minimum °F (°C)
|
−23.7
(−30.9)
|
−23.3
(−30.7)
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−6.9
(−21.6)
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12.2
(−11.0)
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19.7
(−6.8)
|
26.8
(−2.9)
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31.9
(−0.1)
|
26.8
(−2.9)
|
15.3
(−9.3)
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6.9
(−13.9)
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−12.0
(−24.4)
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−21.9
(−29.9)
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−28.0
(−33.3)
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| Record low °F (°C)
|
−51
(−46)
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−51
(−46)
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−30
(−34)
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−12
(−24)
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7
(−14)
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16
(−9)
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21
(−6)
|
14
(−10)
|
2
(−17)
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−10
(−23)
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−34
(−37)
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−48
(−44)
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−51
(−46)
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| Average precipitation inches (mm)
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0.53
(13)
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0.49
(12)
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0.49
(12)
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0.97
(25)
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1.32
(34)
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1.06
(27)
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0.97
(25)
|
0.86
(22)
|
1.14
(29)
|
1.05
(27)
|
0.56
(14)
|
0.32
(8.1)
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9.76
(248.1)
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| Source 1: NOAA[4]
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| Source 2: XMACIS (precipitation, records & monthly max/mins)[5]
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