Laramie River
The Laramie River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately 280 miles long, in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The river was named for Jacques La Ramie, a fur trapper who visited the area in the early 19th century. Laramie County, Wyoming, the city of Laramie, and other geographical entities in the region have "Laramie" in their names.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Colorado and Wyoming in the United States
- Also known as: “Big Laramie River”, “Hin’ini’yohe”, and “Maga Wakpa”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Laramie.
Fort Laramie
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Laramie is a town in Central Wyoming which had a population of 230 in 2010. It was historically significant due to its location on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails, and the fort after which the town is named is now a historic site.
Laramie River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Goshen, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Laramie River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Laramie”
- Catalan: “riu Laramie”
- Catalan: “Riu Laramie”
- Cebuano: “Laramie River”
- Chinese: “拉勒米河”
- Dutch: “Laramie River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر لارامى”
- French: “Rivière Laramie”
- German: “Laramie River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Laramie”
- Italian: “Laramie (fiume)”
- Italian: “Laramie”
- Japanese: “ララミー川”
- Malayalam: “ലാറാമി നദി”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Laramie River”
- Norwegian: “Laramie River”
- Persian: “رود لارامی”
- Polish: “Laramie River”
- Polish: “Laramie”
- Portuguese: “Rio Laramie”
- Russian: “Ларами”
- Spanish: “Rio Laramie”
- Spanish: “Río Laramie”
- Swedish: “Laramie River”
- Turkish: “Laramie Nehri”
- Venetian: “Laramie”
- Welsh: “Afon Laramie”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lingle and Guernsey.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Laramie National Historic Site and Fort Laramie Cemetery.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Laramie River”. Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.