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Hot Springs County has 2,004.4 square miles of land in Wyoming. 6 mapped landscape regions meet across Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin, Foothill Shrublands and Low Mountains, Bighorn Salt Desert Shrub Basins, among others.

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A stream on the South Fork of the Owl Creek meanders down from the Owl Creek Mountains in Hot Springs County in Wyoming, USA.
A VIEW OF THE AREA

A stream on the South Fork of the Owl Creek meanders down from the Owl Creek Mountains in Hot Springs County in Wyoming, USA.

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South Fork Owl Creek WY.jpg

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THE SETTINGBighorn Basin
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS5 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Hot Springs County on the map

THE HOT SPRINGS COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Bighorn Basin setting.

Hot Springs County has 2,004.4 square miles of land in Wyoming. 6 mapped landscape regions meet across Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin, Foothill Shrublands and Low Mountains, Bighorn Salt Desert Shrub Basins, among others.

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 ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Hot Springs County intersects 6 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Bighorn Basin56.2%
  2. Foothill Shrublands and Low Mountains29%
  3. Bighorn Salt Desert Shrub Basins6.2%
  4. Absaroka-Gallatin Volcanic Mountains6.1%
  5. Alpine Zone2.3%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Middle Rockies in Hot Springs County

Forested mountain ranges rise above grassy or shrubby intermountain valleys. The Middle Rockies combine alpine high country, partly wooded foothills and valleys supplied by mountain streams.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Hot Springs County

The atlas lists 5 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Hot Springs County, including Lucerne, Owl Creek, Thermopolis. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Hot Springs County

Hot Springs County by land and water

The Census records 1.97 square miles of water within Hot Springs County, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to Hot Springs County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Hot Springs County has 306.9 times the land area of nearby Owl Creek CDP (6.53 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Fremont County, Park County, Washakie County within Wyoming. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Hot Springs County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Hot Springs County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Hot Springs County. The county includes 5 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Bighorn Basin setting

Bighorn Basin belongs to Wyoming Basin. Does the parcel sit on an open basin floor or broken upland, and are access and water arrangements supported by records? The wider county also reaches Middle Rockies; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Owl Creek

Owl Creek is 7.9 miles northwest of the Hot Springs County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Hot Springs County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON HOT SPRINGS COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 43.7202° N, 108.4351° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Hot Springs County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Hot Springs

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Hot Springs ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Hot Springs County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Bighorn Basin

Explore the agency mapping behind the Wyoming Basin context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Wyoming landowner resources

Wyoming State Engineer

Official access to water-right research, e-Permit, and water-resource program information.

Wyoming geologic hazards

State Geological Survey information and interactive mapping for site-screening questions.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Hot Springs County.

Owl Creek lies about 7.9 miles northwest of Hot Springs County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Hot Springs County in context

NSEWOwl Creek · 7.9 miles1Thermopolis · 12.1 miles2Lucerne · 12.5 miles3East Thermopolis · 13 miles4Kirby · 13.9 miles5OUTER RING: 13.9 MILES
  1. 1
    Owl Creek7.9 mi · census-designated place
  2. 2
    Thermopolis12.1 mi · town
  3. 3
    Lucerne12.5 mi · census-designated place
  4. 4
    East Thermopolis13 mi · town
  5. 5
    Kirby13.9 mi · town
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Wyoming; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
East Thermopolistown
Kirbytown
Lucernecensus-designated place
Owl Creekcensus-designated place
Thermopolistown
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Hot Springs County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Hot Springs County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Hot Springs County. Hot Springs County’s 2,004.4 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Bighorn Basin describe all of Hot Springs County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 6 regional units; Bighorn Basin is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Owl Creek as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 7.9 miles northwest of Hot Springs County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Hot Springs County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Hot Springs County.
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