Northwest College

Shell, WY and Shell Canyon

Quick Facts

• Elevation 4210 (Shell, WY)
• Population 50 (Shell, WY)
• Shell takes its name from Shell Creek, which in turn is named for the numerous fossil shells found there.
• The Lower Shell School between Shell and Greybull was built in 1903 and remained in use as a school until the early 1950's.
• In 1997 a rare site of Jurassic dinosaur tracks was discovered near Shell.

Links

• Map
• Shell Falls Interpretive Center