THE LUCERNE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Bighorn Basin setting.
Lucerne CDP has 20.1 square miles of land in Hot Springs County. Its Census reference point is in Bighorn Basin, within Wyoming Basin.
A broad dry basin is interrupted by hills and low mountains. Grassland and shrubland dominate the regional setting between the more heavily forested surrounding ranges.
Regional context: Wyoming Basin ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lucerne and Hot Springs County
Lucerne is associated with Hot Springs County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Lucerne by land and water
The Census records 0.49 square miles of water within Lucerne, or 2.4% of its total area. It is 2.3 percentage points higher than the 0.1% recorded for Hot Springs County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lucerne CDP has 8.4 times the land area of nearby Thermopolis town (2.39 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

