Hiland, Wyoming
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Hells Half Acre census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82638. The Survey maps it on the Hiland quadrangle. It stands 6,004 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1952 USGS Hiland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Arminto quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Arminto quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Arminto quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lysite quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Hiland between 1996 and 2016, burning about 33 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2016 | Natural | 33 acres | Casper Field Office | MILLER FIRE |
| 1 October 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Hiland: 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger Trail No. 1 | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Gay Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Hiland Channel Deposit | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Hope No 1 | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Hope No.2 | Uranium | Producer | ||
| T Bone Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
16 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hiland in 16 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland | - | Wind gusts of 58 mph were reported along US 20 26 near Hiland. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland | - | A line of severe thunderstorms moved through Natrona County and brought high wind from Highland through Evansville. The strongest wind gust reported was 76 mph at Natrona. A wind gust of 69 mph was reported near Hiland with numerous reports of 60 mph or greater wind gusts on the south side of Casper. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland | - | A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Natrona County and brought high wind gusts to many locations. The public estimated a 77 mph wind gust in Bar Nunn. Wind gusts from Hiland to Near Bar Nun and Evansville generally ranged from 60 to 70 mph. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Hiland | - | The public reported nickel size hail along US 20 26 at Hiland, Wyoming. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland | - | Quick-moving showers and thunderstorms aligned in a broken line from Johnson County southwestward into Fremont County. One thunderstorm generated outflow wind that produced a 64 mph wind gust at a mesonet sensor near Hiland. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland | - | Outflow wind from showers and thunderstorms gusted to 63 mph and 67 mph at 1640MST and 1650MST, respectively, at a mesonet sensor near Hiland. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland | - | A WYDOT weather sensor reported a 68 mph wind gust from the outflow of a thunderstorm. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland | - | A thunderstorm moved through Hiland and produced wind gusts of 66 and 69 mph at an automated observing site along U.S. Highway 20/26. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland | - | An automated sensor near Hiland recorded a 60 mph wind gust. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland | - | An automated highway observation station recorded a thunderstorm wind gust to 63 mph. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Hiland | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Hiland | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Hiland | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Hiland | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osborne Place | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Arminto | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Waltman | 8.9 miles | 7 | |
| Raderville | 14.6 miles | 9 | |
| Badwater | 14.9 miles | 8 | |
| Swaim Place | 16.1 miles | 8 | |
| Powder River | 20.0 miles | 6 | |
| Natrona | 29.2 miles | 6 |
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 Hiland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5760791 | 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 1609103. 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.




