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Pinedale lies in Western Wyoming on the western side of the Wind River Mountain Range, south of Jackson Hole, north of Rock Springs, east of Big Piney, and two hours south of Yellowstone National Park.
Pinedale has an abundance of recreational activities on offer. There's backpacking, biking, boating and fishing, wildlife viewing and rodeos.
For those with a more conventional mindset, there's golf, tennis, and an entertainment center featuring two movie theaters, a bowling alley and arcade.
Skiing is excellent, and the White Pine Ski area is open winter and summer ten miles east of Pinedale.
Weather
Summer temperatures are usually in the low 80's with afternoon thunderstorms. Average rainfall is about 10" per year. The growing season is 55-60 days long. The average winter daytime temperature is about 15F. Temperatures can fall to -40F. Cold temperatures don't feel as cold due to the very low humidity. Average monthly snowfall from December - March is 12". It can snow any day of the year in Pinedale.
Quick Facts
Population: Around 1,400
Elevation: 7,100 feet
There isn't a stop light in the entire county.
Over 80% of the county is public land (BLM, National Forest & State).
County population density is 1.2 people per square mile.
There are about 1,300 lakes, hundreds of miles of hiking trails & fishing streams in the Bridger Wilderness.
Gannett Peak, Wyoming's highest peak at 13,804 feet, is in the Bridger Wilderness.
The largest active glacial fields in the continental US are in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Wildlife
Elk, moose, deer, antelope, grizzly & black bear, mountain lion, wolves
Fish
Rainbow, brook, golden, mackinaw, native cutthroat & brown trout, grayling
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