Rock Springs, Wyoming

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Rock Springs, Wyoming is a city in southwestern Wyoming known historically as a coal mining and railroad hub and as a gateway to outdoor recreation areas such as Flaming Gorge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 307
climateClassification semi-arid climate
country United States
county Sweetwater County
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2060 meters
approximately 6750 feet
gatewayTo Flaming Gorge
governmentType mayor–council government
hasAirport Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
hasEvent International Day festival
hasHigherEducationInstitution Western Wyoming Community College
hasHospital Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County
linked to: Sweetwater County
hasLocalNewspaper Rocket-Miner
hasMajorHighway Interstate 80
U.S. Route 191
hasNearbyCity Green River, Wyoming
hasNearbyProtectedArea Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge
hasNickname Home of 56 Nationalities
hasPublicLibrary Sweetwater County Library System branch in Rock Springs
hasPublicTransit Sweetwater County Transit Authority
hasRecreationFacility Rock Springs Family Recreation Center
hasSportsVenue Sweetwater Events Complex
hasUTCOffset UTC−07:00
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−06:00
historicalRole coal mining hub
railroad hub
isCountySeatOf Sweetwater County
isOn Rock Springs Uplift
isPartOf Sweetwater County, Wyoming
isServedBy Rock Springs Fire Department
Rock Springs Police Department
knownFor ethnically diverse mining history
proximity to outdoor recreation areas
locatedIn Green River Basin
locatedInRegion southwestern Wyoming
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
namedAfter Rock Springs
near Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
postalCode 82901
primaryEconomicActivity coal mining
energy production
oil and gas
trona mining
servedByRailway Union Pacific Railroad
state Wyoming
transportHubFor southwestern Wyoming

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Flaming Gorge Reservoir hasNearbyCity Rock Springs, Wyoming
Mirror Lake Highway passesNear Evanston, Wyoming
linked to: Rock Springs, Wyoming
Sweetwater County largestCity Rock Springs
linked to: Rock Springs, Wyoming
Sweetwater County contains Rock Springs
linked to: Rock Springs, Wyoming
Sweetwater County, Wyoming largestCity Rock Springs, Wyoming
Sweetwater County, Wyoming contains Rock Springs, Wyoming
Sweetwater County, Wyoming hasJurisdiction Rock Springs, Wyoming
Green River (Wyoming) partOf Rock Springs–Green River, Wyoming Micropolitan Statistical Area
linked to: Rock Springs, Wyoming
Green River (Wyoming) near Rock Springs, Wyoming
Southwestern Wyoming majorCity Rock Springs
linked to: Rock Springs, Wyoming
Rock Springs, Wyoming namedAfter Rock Springs
linked to: Rock Springs, Wyoming
Kelly Park / Rock Springs waterBody Rock Springs
linked to: Rock Springs, Wyoming
Carol Holding placeOfActivity Rock Springs, Wyoming
Killpecker Sand Dunes nearestCity Rock Springs, Wyoming
Green River Basin nearestCity Rock Springs, Wyoming