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Panorama view of Devils Tower, located in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming (2021)

Wyoming (/waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/ ^ⓘ wye-OH-ming) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south. With a population of 576,851 in 2020, Wyoming is the least populous state despite being the 10th largest by area, with the second-lowest population density after Alaska. The state capital and most populous city is Cheyenne, which had a population of 65,132 in 2020.

Wyoming's western half consists mostly of the ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains; its eastern half consists of high-elevation prairie, and is referred to as the High Plains. Wyoming's climate is semi-arid in some parts and continental in others, making it drier and windier overall than other states, with greater temperature extremes. The federal government owns just under half of Wyoming's land, generally protecting it for public uses. The state ranks sixth in the amount of land—and fifth in the proportion of its land—that is owned by the federal government. Its federal lands include two national parks (Grand Teton and Yellowstone), two national recreation areas, two national monuments, and several national forests, as well as historic sites, fish hatcheries, and wildlife refuges.

Indigenous peoples inhabited the region for thousands of years. Historic and currently federally recognized tribes include the Arapaho, Crow, Lakota, and Shoshone. Part of the land that is now Wyoming came under American sovereignty via the Louisiana Purchase, part via the Oregon Treaty, and, lastly, via the Mexican Cession. With the opening of the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the California Trail, vast numbers of pioneers travelled through parts of the state that had once been traversed mainly by fur trappers, and this spurred the establishment of forts, such as Fort Laramie, that today serve as population centers. The Transcontinental Railroad supplanted the wagon trails in 1867 with a route through southern Wyoming, bringing new settlers and the establishment of founding towns, including the state capital of Cheyenne. On March 27, 1890, Wyoming became the union's 44th state. (Full article...)

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Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams. Its plot depicts the complex romantic relationship between two American cowboys, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, in the American West from 1963 to 1983.

Lee became attached to the project in 2001 after previous attempts to adapt Proulx's story into a film did not materialize. Focus Features and River Road Entertainment would jointly produce and distribute the film. After Ledger and Gyllenhaal's casting was announced in 2003, filming commenced in various locations in Alberta in 2004. Brokeback Mountain premiered at the 2005 Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion, and was released to theaters on December 9 that year. (Full article...)

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Image 1Devils Tower National Monument (from Wyoming)
Image 2Wind farm in Uinta County (from Wyoming)
Image 3Cheyenne, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 4Wyoming State Capitol building, Cheyenne (from Wyoming)
Image 5The first Fort Laramie as it looked before 1840 (painting from memory by Alfred Jacob Miller) (from Wyoming)
Image 6Thunder Basin National Grassland (from Wyoming)
Image 7Since 2016, Wyoming license plates feature Squaretop Mountain in the background. (from Wyoming)
Image 8Rawlins, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 9Yellowstone National Park (from Wyoming)
Image 10Independence Rock, a famous Wyoming landmark along the Oregon Trail (from History of Wyoming)
Image 11Green River valley (from Wyoming)
Image 12National Park Service sites map (from Wyoming)
Image 13Wyoming is home to 12 ski resorts, including Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole. (from Wyoming)
Image 14Party registration by Wyoming county (March 2023):
- Republican ≥ 50%
- Republican ≥ 60%
- Republican ≥ 70%
- Republican ≥ 80%
- Republican ≥ 90%
(from Wyoming)
Image 15Wind River Canyon (from Wyoming)
Image 16The first Fort Laramie as it looked before 1840 (painting from memory by Alfred Jacob Miller) (from Wyoming)
Image 17Köppen climate types of Wyoming, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Wyoming)
Image 18Cheyenne, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 19North Antelope Rochelle Mine, the largest estimated coal mine reserve in the world, as of 2013 (from Wyoming)
Image 20Party registration by Wyoming county (March 2023):
- Republican ≥ 50%
- Republican ≥ 60%
- Republican ≥ 70%
- Republican ≥ 80%
- Republican ≥ 90%
(from Wyoming)
Image 21Casper, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 22The largest population centers are Cheyenne (southeast) and Casper. (from Wyoming)
Image 23North Antelope Rochelle Mine, the largest estimated coal mine reserve in the world, as of 2013 (from Wyoming)
Image 24Annual aggregate coal mine production in Wyoming from 2001 to 2022. (from Wyoming)
Image 25National Park Service sites map (from Wyoming)
Image 26Autumn in the Bighorn Mountains (from Wyoming)
Image 27Rawlins, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 28Annual aggregate coal mine production in Wyoming from 2001 to 2022. (from Wyoming)
Image 29Köppen climate types of Wyoming, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Wyoming)
Image 30Major highways of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 31Devils Tower National Monument (from Wyoming)
Image 32Yellowstone National Park (from Wyoming)
Image 33Wind River Canyon (from Wyoming)
Image 34Ethnic origins in Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 35Wyoming terrain map (from Wyoming)
Image 36On July 10, 1940, the U.S. Post Office issued a postage stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of Wyoming statehood. The engraving depicts the Wyoming state seal, which features a central figure of a woman in front of a banner reading 'equal rights' (from Wyoming)
Image 37Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (from Wyoming)
Image 38Autumn in the Bighorn Mountains (from Wyoming)
Image 39State flower of Wyoming: Indian paintbrush (from Wyoming)
Image 40Wyoming State Capitol building, Cheyenne (from Wyoming)
Image 41Casper, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 42Since 2016, Wyoming license plates feature Squaretop Mountain in the background. (from Wyoming)
Image 43Major highways of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 44An enlargeable map of the 23 counties of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 45State flower of Wyoming: Indian paintbrush (from Wyoming)
Image 46Wyoming territory historical coat of arms (illustrated, 1876). This territorial design was re-adopted at statehood (1890) until a complete redesign in 1893. (from History of Wyoming)
Image 47A natural gas rig west of the Wind River Range (from Wyoming)
Image 48Wind farm in Uinta County (from Wyoming)
Image 49On July 10, 1940, the U.S. Post Office issued a postage stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of Wyoming statehood. The engraving depicts the Wyoming state seal, which features a central figure of a woman in front of a banner reading 'equal rights' (from Wyoming)
Image 50Wyoming terrain map (from Wyoming)
Image 51Teton Range (from Wyoming)
Image 52A natural gas rig west of the Wind River Range (from Wyoming)
Image 53Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (from Wyoming)
Image 54A 12-pounder mountain howitzer on display at Fort Laramie in eastern Wyoming. (from History of Wyoming)
Image 55Ethnic origins in Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 56Wyoming is home to 12 ski resorts, including Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole. (from Wyoming)
Image 57The Rocky Mountain Herbarium at the University of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 58Green River valley (from Wyoming)
Image 591859 map of route from Sioux City, Iowa, through Nebraska, to gold fields of Wyoming, partially following old Mormon trails. (from History of Wyoming)
Image 60An enlargeable map of the 23 counties of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 61Teton Range (from Wyoming)
Image 62Map of counties in Wyoming by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
(from Wyoming)
Image 63The Rocky Mountain Herbarium at the University of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 64Map of counties in Wyoming by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
(from Wyoming)
Image 65The largest population centers are Cheyenne (southeast) and Casper. (from Wyoming)
Image 66Thunder Basin National Grassland (from Wyoming)
Image 67Wyoming, 1883 (from History of Wyoming)

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... that Symphyotrichum molle, the soft aster, can be found only in the Bighorn Mountains of Montana and Wyoming?
... that Burt Gustafson was described as the "grand old man" of the Wyoming Cowboys football coaching staff despite being only 36?
... that a retired man with no previous broadcasting experience was offered a job by a Wyoming TV station after winning an "Anchorman for a Day" contest?
... that Absaroka was a proposed U.S. state that would have included parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana?
... that children's writer Patricia MacLachlan kept a small bag of dirt from the prairies as a reminder of her Wyoming roots?
... that Mike Sullivan was the first governor in Wyoming's statehood history to have his veto overridden by the state legislature?

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The State of Wyoming has 99 incorporated municipalities.

**Most Populous Wyoming Cities and Towns**^[1]
Rank	City	County	Population
1	Cheyenne	Laramie	63,957
2	Casper	Natrona	57,461
3	Laramie	Albany	32,473
4	Gillette	Campbell	31,903
5	Rock Springs	Sweetwater	23,082
6	Sheridan	Sheridan	17,849
7	Green River	Sweetwater	11,978
8	Evanston	Uinta	11,704
9	Riverton	Fremont	10,996
10	Jackson	Teton	10,429
11	Cody	Park	9,828
12	Rawlins	Carbon	8,658
13	Lander	Fremont	7,503
14	Torrington	Goshen	6,701
15	Powell	Park	6,310
16	Douglas	Converse	6,273

See List of municipalities in Wyoming for a full list.

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