Hamilton Dome, Wyoming
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Thermopolis West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82443. The Survey maps it on the Hamilton Dome quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1913 USGS Grass Creek Basin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Grass Creek Basin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Thermopolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Thermopolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Thermopolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Thermopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Hamilton Dome quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Hamilton Dome between 2006 and 2012, burning about 3 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Worland Field Office | HAMILTON |
| 7 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Wind River Agency | ARAPAHO RANCH |
| 24 May 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Wind River Agency | RANCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hamilton Dome: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamilton Dome in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 4 funnel cloud, 2 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Hamilton Dome | $75,000 | Heavy rain from a severe thunderstorm produced widespread flash flooding northwest of Thermopolis. Radar estimated 30 to 40 minute rainfall amounts to be from 1.00 to 1.75 inches. The flash flooding was primarily concentrated along state highways 120 and 170 near Owl Creek. Areas hardest hit along highway 120 extended from mile markers five to nine. Six homes were evacuated in this four mile stretch and at least two of the homes were flooded. One resident estimated water depth to be three to six feet, which damaged outbuildings, a well house, and a cistern. Some hay fields were reported to be waist deep in water. |
| June 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Hamilton Dome | - | Trained spotters reported a funnel cloud northwest of Thermopolis. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamilton Dome | - | Two power poles were snapped three to four feet off the ground and a large cottonwood tree was toppled along State Highway 170 west of the junction with State Highway 120 northwest of Thermopolis. The thunderstorm outflow winds were measured at 63 mph at the Hot Springs County Airport and 74 mph at a mesonet station in Thermopolis. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Hamilton Dome | - | Nickel sized hail was reported at a ranch along Sand Draw Road. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Hamilton Dome | - | Worland Fire Department personnel reported a funnel cloud in Hot Springs County that was about three-quarters of the way to the ground. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Hamilton Dome | - | The Hot Springs County emergency manager reported penny sized hail along State Highway 120 approximately 23 miles northwest of Thermopolis. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Hamilton Dome | - | Several people including a sheriff's deputy observed a tornado west of State Highway 120 northwest of Thermopolis. |
| June 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Hamilton Dome | - | A funnel cloud was reported northwest of Thermopolis near Hamilton Dome. |
| June 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Hamilton Dome | - | Funnel cloud reports continued following the dissipation of a brief tornado. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Hamilton Dome | - | A tornado touched down south of Missouri Flats Road northwest of Thermopolis. The tornado remained over open land and caused no damage. A funnel cloud was visible for six minutes before the tornado formed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owl Creek | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Embar | 6.6 miles | 7 | |
| Grass Creek | 12.1 miles | 12 | |
| Red Lane | 20.7 miles | 8 | |
| Kirby | 21.0 miles | 10 | |
| Thermopolis | 21.2 miles | 8 | |
| Lucerne | 21.3 miles | 8 | |
| East Thermopolis | 21.8 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122565221 | 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 1597066. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.






