Lamont is a very small populated place in the northwest corner of
Carbon County, Wyoming
Carbon County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 14,537. Its county seat is Rawlins. Its south border abuts the north line of Colorado.
History
Carbon County was organized in 18 ...
, United States. It lies on the northeast edge of the
Great Divide Basin
The Great Divide Basin or Great Divide Closed Basin is an area of land in the Red Desert (Wyoming), Red Desert of Wyoming where none of the water falling as rain to the ground drains into any ocean, directly or indirectly. It is thus an endorheic ...
. Lamont is about north of
Rawlins, Wyoming
Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,221 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County. It was named for Union Army, Union General John Aa ...
, along
U.S. Route 287 (cosigned with
Wyoming Highway 789
Wyoming Highway 789 (WYO 789) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wyoming. WYO 789 travels south-to-north from the Colorado state line to the Montana state line. For most of its length, it is concurrent with other routes. It ...
). Lamont is also the eastern terminus of
Wyoming Highway 73, which leads about west to the town of
Bairoil.
References
Carbon County, Wyoming
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