Placerita Gulch
Placerita Gulch is a valley in Fremont, Wyoming and has an elevation of 8,022 feet. Placerita Gulch is situated nearby to the hamlet Atlantic City, as well as near Miner’s Delight.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Atlantic City Mercantile and Carpenter Hotel Historic District.
Atlantic City Mercantile
Restaurant
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Atlantic City Mercantile is a former store now used as a bar and restaurant in Atlantic City, Wyoming. It is one of the chief buildings in the small mining town in the South Pass area of Wyoming, and is a significant example of a late 19th-century commercial building on what had recently been the frontier. Atlantic City Mercantile is situated 2 miles southwest of Placerita Gulch.
Carpenter Hotel Historic District
Hotel building
The Carpenter Hotel Historic District comprises a hotel complex near Atlantic City, Wyoming. Also known as the Miner's Delight Inn, the hotel was established by Nellie Carpenter in 1904 with six rooms and a dining room. Carpenter Hotel Historic District is situated 2 miles southwest of Placerita Gulch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miner’s Delight.
Miner’s Delight
Hamlet
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Hamilton City, or Miner's Delight as it was commonly known, was a town in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States, on the southeastern tip of the Wind River Range, that prospered during the mining boom in the American West in the second half of the 19th century. Miner’s Delight is situated 2 miles northeast of Placerita Gulch.
Placerita Gulch
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 8,022 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Fremont, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.51968° or 42° 31′ 11″ northLongitude
-108.71428° or 108° 42′ 51″ westElevation
8,022 feet (2,445 metres)Open location code
85JHG79P+V7GeoNames ID
5835292
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