Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Big Horn Hotel, on Main St. in Arminto, Wyoming, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.”
Wikipedia article Big Horn Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 36 National Register listings published here for Natrona County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Big Horn Hotel between 1996 and 2016, burning about 4 acres in total. None 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Casper Field Office | FLY RANCH |
| 1 October 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 1 October 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Big Horn Hotel: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arminto, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2002 and 2015: 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Arminto | $200,000 | Slow-moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rain near the Red Wall and Gray Wall in northern Natrona County. Radar estimated up to 3.5 inches of rain fell within one hour in the Hackett Creek drainage, while widespread 1.5 inch amounts were estimated across a larger area near the walls. The Alkali, Indian, and Willow creek drainages were significantly impacted.||Damage to county roads was extensive as culverts could not handle the volume of water and debris which washed down hillsides and across the roads. There were numerous instances of water, mud, and debris across Willow Creek and Baker Cabin roads. Small reservoirs quickly filled with water and overflow channels were utilized. Large hail also occurred with the thunderstorms which further complicated the situation. Hail stones larger than a quarter were still visible in deep drifts the morning after the deluge. Hay meadows, backcountry roads, and ranch fence line were all damaged by the flood waters and hail.||Near the Willow Creek Ranch and downstream near the rural Willow Creek School, the flood waters on Willow Creek were estimated at over 100 yards wide and at least 4 to 5 feet deep. The high water re-routed the creek and left a large amount of sediment and debris behind. Farther upstream near the two walls, the flood waters tore loose the soil and grass of Hackett Creek scouring out the creek bed. Numerous fences were destroyed and at least one residence reported flooding near the school. The school itself was damaged when a small drainage overflowed a county road sending water and debris cascading into the building. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Arminto | $40,000 | West-northwest moving showers and thunderstorms tracked up the south slope of the Bighorn Mountains during the late afternoon of October 2. Heavy rain estimated at 0.75 inch to around 1.00 inch fell in a 20 to 30 minute period in the Buffalo Creek drainage. The water quickly ran off the steep slopes into creeks and streams feeding Buffalo Creek. Eyewitness reports indicated the creek went from a dry creek to well outside its banks in just minutes. The raging waters damaged a county road in several spots, overtopped and damaged a ranch road, and ruined fence line at a rural ranch. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Arminto | - | Large hail fell along the western edge of a violent thunderstorm that produced widespread flash flooding. The hail was estimated to be 1.5 in diameter. The rain washed the hail into large piles and drifts within meadows at the western base of the Red Wall. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Arminto | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Wildfire | Arminto | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger Immigrant Road--Waltman Crossing | 7.7 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78002831 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Natrona County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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