Echeta, Wyoming
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1974. It stands in the Gillette North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82716. It stands on Rough Creek. The Survey maps it on the Echeta quadrangle. It stands 4,065 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Echeta quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:100000
- 1974 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Echeta between 1992 and 2016, burning about 771 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.5 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | ECHETA |
| 20 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 289 acres | Buffalo Field Office | DOULBE GAT |
| 20 August 1996 | Natural | 390 acres | Casper Field Office | ECHETA |
| 7 July 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | IR#1092 |
| 2 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 2 July 2016 | Natural | 8.9 acres | Buffalo Field Office | POWDER RIVER |
| 17 July 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | IR# 1204 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 69 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Echeta in 69 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 41 thunderstorm wind, 27 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Echeta | $25,000 | Water ponded along the Burlington-Santa Fe railroad tracks ten miles northwest of Gillette. The heavy rain left ruts in some gravel roads. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | WY mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | WY mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | Wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Echeta | - | Quarter size hail was reported near mile marker 106 of Interstate 90. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Echeta | - | Penny sized hail covered the ground. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Echeta | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echeta | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croton | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Wildcat | 14.5 miles | 8 | |
| Spotted Horse | 17.4 miles | 8 | |
| Recluse | 21.5 miles | 8 | |
| Gillette | 22.9 miles | 9 | |
| Sunburst | 24.8 miles | 10 | |
| Collins Heights | 25.9 miles | 10 | |
| Crestview | 26.8 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Echeta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30622325 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597304. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






