Welcome to Point of Rocks ...

Point of Rocks is located in Albany County<1>.

Point of Rocks is 6,040 feet [1,841 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Point of Rocks is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Point of Rocks lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Point of Rocks: 307

Communities Also Named Point of Rocks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Point of Rocks: This one is located in Albany County and the other is located in Sweetwater County.

Beyond Wyoming, there are 10 communities that are also named Point of Rocks - they are located in Arizona (2), California, Kansas (2), Maryland, Nebraska and Nevada (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point of Rocks.

Communities near Point of Rocks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point of Rocks.

• Glendo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glendo is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendo <3>
• Esterbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Esterbrook is located in Converse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esterbrook
• Toltec
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Toltec is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
• Wendover ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Wendover is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
• Orin
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Orin is located in Converse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orin
• Westview Circle
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Westview Circle is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
• Wheatland
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheatland is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <3>
• Chugcreek
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chugcreek is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
• Guernsey
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Guernsey is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <3>
• Y-O Ranch
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Y-O Ranch is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y-O Ranch

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Point of Rocks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point of Rocks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Point of Rocks. 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 Point of Rocks.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point of Rocks ...

Looking for more information about Point of Rocks? 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 Point of Rocks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point of Rocks.