Wyoming Sunrise
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August 26, 2025
Sunrise over Donald Lake in the Wind River Mountains. Smoke courtesy of Upper Green River fire.
Greg Noble
Sublette County
Greg Noble
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Featured Images
Sunrise over Rattlesnake Mountain
John Shwartz
Wapiti, Wyoming
Fool Creek Basin in the northern Bighorn Mountains. It was very still as the scene was developing. The only sounds were some hen turkeys calling to their poults.
Joe Gilbert
Bighorn Mountains
Beauty and hope in the tragedy of fire.
Becky Burke
Powell
Beautiful sunrise over the chalk buttes of Douglas.
Kim Pexton
Converse County
I grew up in Cheyenne but now live in Oregon. Snowy Range was our go-to place for camping and fishing. I had this stunningly beautiful and calm morning all to myself. This still remains one of my favorite places.
Merrill Jensen
Snowy Range
Smoky, colorful sunrise in Laramie County looking east to Cheyenne.
Nola Shafer
Laramie County
Wyoming skies never disappoint. I had just enough time to snap a photo of these snags before the sun disappeared behind the clouds building up over the ridge.
Bonnie Parker
Laramie Peak
Sunrise over the Salt River Range from the West Hills of Star Valley on a morning walk with Huckleberry the dog.
Jake Heward
Star Valley
It's another beautiful morning sunrise south of Afton. The hummingbirds make it extra special.
Kathleen Heath
Lincoln County
Sunrise over looking Star Valley from Black Mountain on 7/30/2025.
Joe Heward
Lincoln County
Blessed to capture this beautiful sunrise over Inyan Kara Mountain in Upton.
Lee McCoy
Weston County
Sunrise over the picket line on the Big Horn Mountain Roundup. Photo taken somewhere south of the Hazelton Peaks.
Doyl Fritz
Johnson County
I thought a drive out to The Buttes, north of Torrington would make for a good sunrise this morning.
Ed Schreiner
Torrington
During a morning walk past Sundance Pond in Sundance my dog and I were surprised by an unexpectedly beautiful sunrise.
David Porter
Sundance
Always worth getting up early to see this, Packer Creek Ranch.
Nicole Baker
Sublette County
Fremont Sunrise. Pretty wonderful sunrise this morning with a glass - like Fremont Lake. The puffiness always makes for great reflections on a calm surface.
David Bell
Fremont Lake
I loved the pinks that showed up at Green River Lakes on July 18.
Juanita Mair
Green River Lakes
Glorious view on my morning walk!
Jeanie Schlautmann
Savageton, Wyoming
One of our Jackson Hole Horse Rescue horses greets the sunrise, standing in our Round Corral. Pic taken looking east over Blacktail Butte, which is just east of Jackson Hole Airport."
Jonesy of Jackson Hole
Teton County
We are so very blessed to live here in the Centennial valley! Nothing beats summer time in Wyoming!!
Sharon Barber
Centennial Valley
Sun beams in the clouds in between some rain Worland.
Cheryl Fulton
Worland
I live in Green River and this was taken near Point of Rocks. I love how this elk's antlers glowed in the sunlight.
Richard Golgart
Green River
Sunrise at Devils Tower. Incredible sight watching Steamboat fly over the Tower.
Justin Harvey
Devils Tower
Beautiful morning as the mist rises on the ponds at Teton Pines Country Club in Jackson Hole!
Ed Liebzeit
Teton County
Spectacular sunrise over Jackson Hole Airport before 6 AM on July 3, 2025 as planes are readied for departure beginning at 7 AM.
Maury Jones
Teton County
On June 26, I lifted off from the Pinedale airfield with Tony Chambers and Wind River Air at 6:45am and headed for a helicopter excursion along the east side of the Wind River Range.
Dave Bell
South Fork Lakes below Lizard Head Peak
Sunrise in Cody over the McCullough Peaks.
Denise Connelly
Cody
Seminoe Reservoir from the Sunshine Beach Campground. Fire in the hole, rising in the canyon notch across the reservoir in the Seminoe mountains.
Robert Dickerson
Seminoe Reservoir
Beautiful start to the summer solstice as the sun peaks over its most northern point on the horizon east of Buffalo.
David Smith
Johnson County
Sunrise hike on Round Top in Thermopolis.
Shelley Deromedi
Thermopolis
Todays Wyoming sunrise was taken at Lake Elsa in the Cloud Peak Wilderness of the Bighorn National Forest by Su and Don Schultz.
Su and Don Schultz
Lake Elsa
The smell of the timber was awesome. Thank you, Lord.
Paul Miller
Above Centennial
The sun clears the Big Horns and begins to shine on Meadowlark Lake Friday morning!
Mark Kinner
Big Horn County
Silhouette of Ames Monument - marking the highest point on the original transcontinental railroad - in front of the rising orb of the sun.
Steven Vander Giessen
Ames Monument, Albany County
"Taken in the Teton Wilderness on a pack trip. I love this because this is a view so few people get to see.
Jared Nichols
Teton Wilderness
Sunrise in Washakie County.
Vicky Nehl
Washakie County
I took this this morning up the South Fork on an early morning walk. I hope you enjoy.
Dan Cornelius
Park County
The moon is going down in the early morning awaiting the sun to rise over the Big Horns.
Kimbal Loe
Sheridan
The sunrise shows me I am blessed with a new start to the day with endless possibilities in life.
Shaughn Mari
Coal mine in Powder River Basin
I took a welcome break during an early morning run to enjoy this spectacular sunrise from high up on the Grouse Mountain switchbacks in the Bighorns outside of Buffalo.
Mike Scarlett
Buffalo
Taken at the base of black mountain, sun just about to come up just to the northeast of baldy knob in Albany County.
Brian Richmond
Albany County
After test driving a vehicle North of Torrington, I got the crazy idea to set an early alarm and go in search of sunrise. This is from the top of a hill, known as 9 mile hill by the locals.
Ed Schreiner
Torrington
Starting our Rocky Mountain Oncology/Lander Adopt-A-Highway work between Hudson & Riverton and met the sun!
Marty Brammer
Fremont County
I think the colours of the clouds are stunning and contrast with the darkness of the trees beautifully. The flags blowing in the wind are a bonus!
Todd Fitch
Cody on the South Fork
Wapiti sunrises always have wonderful colors. Thankful for the afternoon rains.
John Shwartz
Wapiti
Sunrise from Dunraven Pass road this morning in Yellowstone as we traveled from our home in West Yellowstone to Tower Falls. Beautiful colors!
Ray Runkle
Dunraven Pass
Sunrise in the Wolf Creek valley south of Dayton, WY.
Doyl Fritz
Wolf Creek valley
On our way back from Billings to Red Lodge on May 23, the colors of spring were everywhere! And we love Cowboy State Daily here in Red Lodge.
Jeannine Edwards
Red Lodge, Montana
"Just happened to look out north facing window at 5:30am on 5/24/2025 and saw this stunning rainbow!"
Heidi A Tiemann
Sheridan
Beautiful sunrise overlooking Wyo Dak Mine in the Powder River Basin.
Charlene Camblin
Campbell County
"It was 29° and light snowfall as we took our morning walk on Wednesday 5/21, the sun was trying to peek through the clouds over Sleeping Giant Mountain."
Tonya Mathews
Yellowstone's East Entrance
"The Sole Sister early morning walk along the No Platte River in Casper."
Cindy Rogers
Casper
As I walked to my office this morning I liked the sunrise coming up parallel with 18th street in downtown Cheyenne, right down the middle of the street with the First Tier Bank Building on the left and the historic Boyd Building on the right.
Rob Dickerson
Cheyenne
"A beautiful sun peaking out between the clouds over my hayfield in Goshen County."
Barb Becker
Torrington