Ucross is an unincorporated community along the Piney Creek on the southern edge of Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States.[2] Ucross is located at the junction of U.S. Route 14 and U.S. Route 16, 9.6 miles (15.4 km) west-southwest of Clearmont.

Ucross, Wyoming
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°33′39″N 106°32′24″W
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
County	Sheridan
Elevation	4,081 ft (1,244 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	25
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)	307
GNIS feature ID	1609168[1]

Ucross has a population of 25. It is part of the so-called UCLA of Wyoming — Ucross, Clearmont, Leiter and Arvada.[3]

The community received its name from the Pratt and Ferris Cattle Company, whose logo had a U with a cross beneath it. In 1981, the Ucross Foundation opened. A 20,000-acre artists retreat, the Foundation has a residency program that has hosted 1,300 artists, writers, and musicians.[4]

Notable person

Walt Longmire mystery novels author Craig Johnson lives in a log cabin in Ucross.[3]

References

External links

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