Glenrock Gravel Pit

Glenrock Gravel Pit is a quarry in Converse, Wyoming and has an elevation of 4,987 feet. Glenrock Gravel Pit is situated nearby to the village Rolling Hills.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Converse County, Wyoming, United States of America; geonames ID = 5826089
Address: WY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Commerce Block and Hotel Higgins.

Commerce Block

Building

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Commerce Block is a commercial building in Glenrock, Wyoming, built in 1917 during the Wyoming oil boom of the early 20th century. The nearby Big Muddy oil field brought prosperity to Glenrock, stimulating the growth of the town's commercial district. Commerce Block is situated 2 miles west of Glenrock Gravel Pit.

Hotel Higgins

Building

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The Hotel Higgins, Tabor Hotel or Higgins Hotel was built in 1916-1917 during the oil boom in Glenrock, Wyoming. It was built for John E. Higgins, who was a local rancher, legislator and oil business investor, and his wife Josephine Amoretti Higgins. Hotel Higgins is situated 2 miles west of Glenrock Gravel Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenrock and Rolling Hills.

Glenrock

Town

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Glenrock is a town in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,420 at the 2020 census. Glenrock is situated 2 miles west of Glenrock Gravel Pit.

Rolling Hills

Village

Rolling Hills is a town in Converse County, Wyoming, United States, four miles north of Glenrock. It is a planned community incorporated as a town in 1984. As of the 2020 census, Rolling Hills had a population of 427. Rolling Hills is situated 3½ miles north of Glenrock Gravel Pit.

Glenrock Gravel Pit

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Converse, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.85691° or 42° 51′ 25″ north

Longitude

-105.83056° or 105° 49′ 50″ west

Elevation

4,987 feet (1,520 metres)

Open location code

85JPV549+QQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369132248

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5826089

Wikidata ID

Q49414133

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Cebuano: “Glenrock Gravel Pit”

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