Where Is The Lowest Point In Wyoming?

The question is often asked, what is the highest point in your state?

For Wyoming it's Gannett Peak is the highest mountain peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming at 13,810 feet (4,210 m). It lies in the Wind River Range within the Bridger Wilderness of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. (Wikipedia).

But then what is the lowest point in each state?

In some states that's actually below sea level.

The lowest point in the entire United States is 282 feet below sea level. Badwater Basin is located in Death Valley;

For those living in Wyoming, your lowest point is along the Belle Fourche River. That low point is shared with South Dakota. But it is not the lowest point in South Dakota.

The lowest point in Wyoming is 3,125 feet. Located is near the northeast corner where the Belle Fourche River crosses the State line into South Dakota.  (Wyoming State Climate Office and Water Resources Data).

As with much of Wyoming and South Dakota this area is not easy to get to. So you can't just drive out and say, "WOW I'm at the state's lowest point."

It is interesting, however, that the lowest point and highest points in Wyoming are both hard to get to.