Black Canyon
Black Canyon is a valley in Platte, Wyoming and has an elevation of 4,426 feet. Black Canyon is situated nearby to the village Hartville, as well as near the town Guernsey.Places of Interest
Highlights include Guernsey State Park and Guernsey Dam.
Guernsey State Park
Park
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Guernsey State Park is a public recreation area surrounding the Guernsey Reservoir, an impoundment of the North Platte River, one mile northwest of the town of Guernsey in Platte County, Wyoming. Guernsey State Park is situated 2½ miles west of Black Canyon.
Guernsey Dam
Dam
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Guernsey Dam is an earthfill dam on the North Platte River in Platte County in the U.S. State of Wyoming. The dam creates Guernsey Reservoir, the last of the 5 major reservoirs on the North Platte River in Wyoming.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hartville and Guernsey.
Hartville
Village
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Hartville is a town in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hartville had a population of 64. Hartville is situated 2½ miles northeast of Black Canyon.
Guernsey
Town
Photo: Philkon, Public domain.
Guernsey is a town in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, Guernsey had a population of 1,130. The town was named for C. A. Guernsey, a cattle rancher. Guernsey is situated 3 miles southeast of Black Canyon.
Sunrise
Hamlet
Sunrise was a company mining town of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company located in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. The entire site of the former mining district and town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sunrise is situated 3½ miles northeast of Black Canyon.
Black Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 4,426 feet
- Description: valley in Platte County, Wyoming, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Platte, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Black Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Canyon (walog sa Estados Unidos, Wyoming, Platte County)”
- Cebuano: “Black Canyon”
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