Wind River

The Wind River is the name applied to the upper reaches of the Bighorn River in in the . The Wind River is 185 miles long. The two rivers are sometimes referred to as the Wind/Bighorn.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Hot Springs, Fremont, and Teton counties in Wyoming, United States
  • Also known as: Bighorn River”, “Wild River”, “ビッグホーン川”, and “ワイルドリバー

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wedding of the Waters and Thermopolis.

Locality
Thermopolis is the county seat and most populous town in , United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town population was 2,725.

is a town in , USA, notable for the presence of one of the world's largest hot springs. There were 2,700 people living there in 2020.

Village
is a town in , , United States. The population was 229 at the 2020 census. is situated 4½ miles north of Wind River.

Wind River

Latitude
43.58107° or 43° 34′ 52″ north
Longitude
-108.21372° or 108° 12′ 49″ west
Elevation
4,364 feet (1,330 metres)
Open location code
85MHHQJP+CG
Geo­Names ID
5843273
Wiki­data ID
Q2745932
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Wind River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Wind
  • Catalan: Riu Wind
  • Catalan: Wind
  • Cebuano: Wind River
  • Chinese: 温德河 (怀俄明州)
  • Chinese: 温德河
  • Chinese: 溫德河 (懷俄明州)
  • Chinese: 溫德河
  • Chinese: 風河 (懷俄明州)
  • Chinese: 风河 (怀俄明州)
  • Chinese: 风河
  • Dutch: Wind River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر ويند
  • French: rivière Wind
  • French: Rivière Wind
  • French: Wind River
  • German: Wind River
  • Irish: Abhainn Wind
  • Japanese: ウィンド川
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Wind River
  • Norwegian: Wind River
  • Portuguese: Rio Wind
  • Portuguese: Wind River
  • Swedish: Wind River
  • Venetian: Wind
  • Welsh: Afon Wind
  • Western Frisian: Wind

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wedding of the Waters and Wind River Canyon Spring.

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