Red Rock is a rock formation in south-central

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

that was used by travelers on the Overland Trail to record signature inscriptions from passersby. The wind-smoothed red rock stands about high and has a circumference of about . The sandstone formation records signatures dating to at least the 1850s. The signatures on the upwind side of the rock have weathered to faint traces. The rock is on privately owned land. Red Rock was listed on the

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on November 21, 1978.

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Red Rock
at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Landforms of Sweetwater County, Wyoming Overland Trail Rock formations of Wyoming Natural features on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming National Register of Historic Places in Sweetwater County, Wyoming {{Wyoming-NRHP-stub