Editing Thermopolis, Wyoming (section)

==Geography==
Thermopolis is located near the northern end of the [[Wind River Canyon]] and Wedding of the Waters, where the north-flowing [[Wind River (Wyoming)|Wind River]] becomes the [[Bighorn River]]. It is an unusual instance of a river changing names at a point other than a confluence of two streams. The dual name is ascribed to the mountain barrier between the [[Wind River Basin|Wind River]] and [[Bighorn Basin|Bighorn]] basins, obscuring the fact that the river that drains the two is the same. The term "Wedding of the Waters" dates to at least 1934, when a marker was placed at the location.<ref name="dayton1">{{cite web|url=https://www.wyofile.com/the-wedding-of-the-waters/|title=The Wedding of the Waters|last1=Dayton|first1=Kelsey|date=April 6, 2018|website=WyoFile|access-date=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

Thermopolis is ringed by mountains, with the [[Big Horn Mountains]] to the northeast, the [[Bridger Mountains (Wyoming)|Bridger Mountains]] to the southeast, the [[Owl Creek Mountains]] to the southwest and the [[Absaroka Range]] to the northwest. Thermopolis is the southernmost municipality in the [[Big Horn Basin]].

Roundtop Mountain, on the northern edge of town, is a unique geological formation shaped much like a volcano. It sits at approximately {{convert|6,000|ft}} and is the highest area in the immediate vicinity of Thermopolis.<ref name="Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce" />

A large body of water, [[Boysen Reservoir]], lies approximately {{convert|17|mi}} south of Thermopolis and is inhabited by many species of fish including [[rainbow trout]], [[cutthroat trout]], [[brown trout]], [[walleye]], [[northern pike]] and [[perch]] among others.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.38|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 14, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Thermopolis has a [[cool semi-arid climate]], abbreviated ''BSk'' on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Thermopolis was {{convert|107|°F}} on July 25, 1929, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-44|°F}} on January 16, 1930.<ref name=NOWData></ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Thermopolis, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1899–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 67
|Feb record high F = 70
|Mar record high F = 80
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 78

|Jan avg record high F = 53.9
|Feb avg record high F = 57.4
|Mar avg record high F = 70.3
|Apr avg record high F = 79.6
|May avg record high F = 87.8
|Jun avg record high F = 95.9
|Jul avg record high F = 100.6
|Aug avg record high F = 98.6
|Sep avg record high F = 93.9
|Oct avg record high F = 82.6
|Nov avg record high F = 67.6
|Dec avg record high F = 55.9
|year avg record high F = 101.1

|Jan high F = 37.3
|Feb high F = 41.6
|Mar high F = 54.0
|Apr high F = 61.9
|May high F = 71.4
|Jun high F = 82.9
|Jul high F = 91.8
|Aug high F = 89.8
|Sep high F = 79.7
|Oct high F = 64.5
|Nov high F = 48.6
|Dec high F = 37.5
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 24.4
|Feb mean F = 28.6
|Mar mean F = 39.8
|Apr mean F = 47.6
|May mean F = 57.0
|Jun mean F = 66.8
|Jul mean F = 74.5
|Aug mean F = 72.4
|Sep mean F = 62.7
|Oct mean F = 49.1
|Nov mean F = 35.1
|Dec mean F = 24.9
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 11.5
|Feb low F = 15.6
|Mar low F = 25.6
|Apr low F = 33.4
|May low F = 42.5
|Jun low F = 50.6
|Jul low F = 57.1
|Aug low F = 55.0
|Sep low F = 45.7
|Oct low F = 33.8
|Nov low F = 21.7
|Dec low F = 12.3
|year low F = 

|Jan avg record low F = -10.9
|Feb avg record low F = -6.7
|Mar avg record low F = 7.2
|Apr avg record low F = 18.9
|May avg record low F = 29.5
|Jun avg record low F = 39.4
|Jul avg record low F = 48.5
|Aug avg record low F = 45.1
|Sep avg record low F = 32.8
|Oct avg record low F = 16.5
|Nov avg record low F = 0.6
|Dec avg record low F = -9.1
|year avg record low F = -17.0

|Jan record low F = -44
|Feb record low F = -42
|Mar record low F = -28
|Apr record low F = -6
|May record low F = 12
|Jun record low F = 24
|Jul record low F = 34
|Aug record low F = 23
|Sep record low F = 7
|Oct record low F = -11
|Nov record low F = -28
|Dec record low F = -38

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.39
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.44
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.85
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.63
|May precipitation inch = 2.53
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.31
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.76
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.50
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.21
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.27
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.60
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.46
|year precipitation inch = 

|Jan snow inch = 5.4
|Feb snow inch = 4.9
|Mar snow inch = 2.3
|Apr snow inch = 2.2
|May snow inch = 0.2
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.3
|Oct snow inch = 2.1
|Nov snow inch = 5.5
|Dec snow inch = 4.5
|year snow inch = 

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.0
|Feb precipitation days = 3.6
|Mar precipitation days = 4.1
|Apr precipitation days = 6.5
|May precipitation days = 7.8
|Jun precipitation days = 7.2
|Jul precipitation days = 5.1
|Aug precipitation days = 4.4
|Sep precipitation days = 5.2
|Oct precipitation days = 4.9
|Nov precipitation days = 3.9
|Dec precipitation days = 3.2

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.6
|Feb snow days = 2.8
|Mar snow days = 1.6
|Apr snow days = 0.9
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.1
|Oct snow days = 0.7
|Nov snow days = 2.0
|Dec snow days = 2.5

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00488875&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
|access-date = August 20, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=riw
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = August 20, 2022
}}
</ref>
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