§ 02 — OVERVIEW
Crookston Ranch is an 1880s homestead, located on the banks of Nitchie Creek. The ranch was homesteaded by Joseph Crookston, who came to Sweetwater County from Illinois as a young boy.
After spending a few years as a laborer in Rock Springs, he started the ranch in 1887 at 22 years old. Joseph lived and worked at Crookston Ranch for 28 years until his death in 1915. He never married but lived and worked with his ranch hand, Frank Baker. History claims Butch Cassidy would use the Crookston Ranch to rest and re-horse when on the run from the Federal Marshals. The site is located on publicly managed land due to an error in the filing of homestead papers. The associated spring is fed by ice cells in the adjacent sand dunes.
§ 03 — CONDITIONS
National Weather Service · seven-day outlook · updated hourly
§ 04 — SIGNAL
FCC broadband data · actual signal varies in remote terrain
§ 05—08 — FROM THE FIELD
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§ 06 — REVIEWS
§ 07 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 08 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
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§ 01 — VITALS
AT&T
Based on FCC availability data. Actual signal may vary in remote terrain.
Tue
67°F
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
12 to 26 mph WSW
Wed
64°F
Sunny
10 to 32 mph W
Thu
68°F
Sunny
5 to 13 mph W
Fri
75°F
Sunny
2 to 13 mph W
Sat
77°F
Sunny
5 to 14 mph W
Sun
68°F
Sunny
13 mph ENE
Mon
69°F
Sunny
5 to 8 mph N
