WayfarrowLightning Flat
Ghost town · Crook County, Wyoming
Lightning Flat is a ghost town in Crook County, Wyoming. It is the only former community in Crook County recorded on the federal names register, out of 51 across Wyoming.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lightning Flat as a historical populated place on the Rockypoint topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 44.9860° N, 105.0359° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Rockypoint |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,003 ft |
| Nearest living town | Biddle, MT |
| Distance to it | 15.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2576304 |
| Coordinates | 44.98600, -105.03590 |
What's there now
Lightning Flat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Biddle, MT (population 33), about 15.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,003 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Mooresghost town · Powder River County · 33.7 mi
- Chalk Buttesghost town · Carter County · 48.8 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.