Rambler
Ghost town · Carbon County, Wyoming

Rambler is a ghost town in Carbon County, Wyoming. It is one of 16 former communities in Carbon County on the federal names register. No county in Wyoming has more among the 17 Wyoming counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rambler as a historical populated place on the Bridger Peak 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 41.1586° N, 107.0067° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Bridger Peak |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 9,334 ft |
| Nearest living town | Encampment, WY |
| Distance to it | 11.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1597467 |
| Coordinates | 41.15857, -107.00672 |
What's there now
Rambler is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Encampment, WY (population 491), about 11.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,334 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Battleghost town · Carbon County · 1.3 mi
- Rudefehaghost town · Carbon County · 3.9 mi
- Dillonghost town · Carbon County · 4.6 mi
- Coppertonghost town · Carbon County · 6.1 mi
- Elwoodghost town · Carbon County · 6.6 mi
- Dextervilleghost town · Carbon County · 13.6 mi
- Ivans Groveghost town · Carbon County · 39.5 mi
- Mysticghost town · Routt County · 40.7 mi
- Dadghost town · Carbon County · 40.8 mi
- Collinsghost town · Albany County · 44.1 mi
- Widdowfieldghost town · Carbon County · 44.3 mi
- Bear Riverghost town · Routt County · 47 mi
Questions
Where is Rambler?
Rambler is in Carbon County, Wyoming, at 41.1586, -107.0067.
How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?
Carbon County, Wyoming has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- 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.