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Welcome to Muddy Gap ...

Muddy Gap is located in Carbon County<1>.

Muddy Gap is 6,310 feet [1,923 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Muddy Gap is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Muddy Gap lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Muddy Gap: 307

Communities near Muddy Gap ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Muddy Gap.

  • Bairoil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferris ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferris is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
  • Jeffrey City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Muddy Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Muddy Gap.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Muddy Gap. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Muddy Gap.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Muddy Gap. See our Newspapers Page for Muddy Gap.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muddy Gap ...

Looking for more information about Muddy Gap? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Muddy Gap, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Muddy Gap.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Muddy Gap - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.