Dry Creek

Dry Creek is a stream in Platte, Wyoming and has an elevation of 5,302 feet. Dry Creek is situated nearby to the village Chugwater, as well as near the locality Brinton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters.

Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters

Protected area

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

The Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters are a historic ranch headquarters complex on Wyoming Highway 313 in Chugwater, Wyoming. Organized in 1883 in Scotland, the Swan Company was one of the largest ranching operations in the nation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, managing more than one million acres of land.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chugwater.

Chugwater

Village

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chugwater is a town in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 175. The High Plains town is located 45 miles north of Cheyenne and 25 miles south of Wheatland.

Dry Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Platte, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.74831° or 41° 44′ 54″ north

Longitude

-104.82802° or 104° 49′ 41″ west

Elevation

5,302 feet (1,616 metres)

Open location code

85HQP5XC+8Q

GeoNames ID

5823651

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