Editing Smoot, Wyoming (section)

==Geography==
Smoot is located in the Star Valley Wyoming eight miles south of Afton.<ref>{{cite web|date=1989|title=Flood boundaries and water-surface profile for the computed 100-year flood, Swift Creek at Afton, Wyoming, 1986|doi=10.3133/wri884064|doi-access=free}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 1.7&nbsp;square miles (4.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.<ref name=censusnl>{{cite web|title=2010 Wyoming Place Names|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_56.txt|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411001344/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_56.txt|archive-date=April 11, 2011}}</ref>

===Climate===
[[Salt River (Wyoming)]] Pass ([[Wyoming Highway 89|WY-89]]) rises out of Smoot to the south, reaching a maximum elevation of 7630 feet (2326 m).<ref name = "alt"> {{cite web|url = https://usroute89.com/us-route-89-diversion-salt-river-pass/ |publisher = US Route 89 |title = US Route 89 Attraction: Salt River Pass |access-date = November 19, 2023}} </ref> The weather station at the summit of [[Salt River Pass]] has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb''), bordering on a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfc''). The winters are long and cold, with very high amounts of snowfall.
{{Weather box
|location = Salt River Summit, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1988–2020: 7760ft (2365m)
|single line = Yes
|collapsed   = yes
|Jan record high F = 50
|Feb record high F = 60
|Mar record high F = 65
|Apr record high F = 76
|May record high F = 84
|Jun record high F = 90
|Jul record high F = 92
|Aug record high F = 94
|Sep record high F = 88
|Oct record high F = 77
|Nov record high F = 63
|Dec record high F = 55

|Jan avg record high F = 44.2
|Feb avg record high F = 47.1
|Mar avg record high F = 56.4
|Apr avg record high F = 66.4
|May avg record high F = 74.0
|Jun avg record high F = 81.9
|Jul avg record high F = 87.1
|Aug avg record high F = 86.3
|Sep avg record high F = 80.3
|Oct avg record high F = 69.2
|Nov avg record high F = 55.8
|Dec avg record high F = 44.1
|year avg record high F = 87.8

|Jan high F = 29.5
|Feb high F = 32.7
|Mar high F = 41.5
|Apr high F = 48.6
|May high F = 57.9
|Jun high F = 67.8
|Jul high F = 77.6
|Aug high F = 76.6
|Sep high F = 66.3
|Oct high F = 51.3
|Nov high F = 37.5
|Dec high F = 28.4
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 22.2
|Feb mean F = 24.3
|Mar mean F = 31.6
|Apr mean F = 37.7
|May mean F = 46.5
|Jun mean F = 55.1
|Jul mean F = 64.1
|Aug mean F = 63.2
|Sep mean F = 54.1
|Oct mean F = 41.5
|Nov mean F = 29.6
|Dec mean F = 21.6
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 14.9
|Feb low F = 15.8
|Mar low F = 21.7
|Apr low F = 26.9
|May low F = 35.2
|Jun low F = 42.4
|Jul low F = 50.7
|Aug low F = 49.7
|Sep low F = 41.8
|Oct low F = 31.7
|Nov low F = 21.7
|Dec low F = 14.8
|year low F = 

|Jan avg record low F =  -2.1
|Feb avg record low F =  -1.0
|Mar avg record low F =  6.4
|Apr avg record low F =  14.3
|May avg record low F =  22.6
|Jun avg record low F =  30.2
|Jul avg record low F =  41.1
|Aug avg record low F =  39.4
|Sep avg record low F =  28.2
|Oct avg record low F =  16.5
|Nov avg record low F =  4.4
|Dec avg record low F =  -4.0
|year avg record low F = -8.5

|Jan record low F = -14
|Feb record low F = -20
|Mar record low F = -6
|Apr record low F = 2
|May record low F = 13
|Jun record low F = 24
|Jul record low F = 32
|Aug record low F = 30
|Sep record low F = 17
|Oct record low F = -2
|Nov record low F = -15
|Dec record low F = -27

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.19
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.89
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.59
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.27
|May precipitation inch = 2.66
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.85
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.01
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.14
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.64
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.00
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.27
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.10
|year precipitation inch = 

|Jan snow inch = 39.3
|Feb snow inch = 36.1
|Mar snow inch = 24.4
|Apr snow inch = 20.0
|May snow inch = 4.8
|Jun snow inch = 0.8
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 1.0
|Oct snow inch = 9.5
|Nov snow inch = 23.4
|Dec snow inch = 39.8
|year snow inch = 

|source 1 = XMACIS2 (normals, records & Smoot 4.9 2005–2022 snowfall)<ref name = XMACIS>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = November 19, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = NOAA (Salt River Summit precipitation)<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USS0010G08S&format=pdf
|title = Salt River Summit, Wyoming 1991–2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = November 19, 2023
}}
</ref><ref name = NOAA2>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=US1WYLN0002&format=pdf
|title = Smoot 4.9 SSE, Wyoming 1991–2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = November 19, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}