Exhibit 32.1


                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                                (18 U.S.C. 1350)


     In connection with the Report of High Plains Gas, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Mark D. Hettinger,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350), that to my knowledge:

     1.   the Report  fully  complies  with  the  requirements  of Section 13(a)
          or  15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934;  and

     2.   the information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material  respects,  the financial condition and results of operations
          of  the  Company.

                              Date: November 22, 2010

                              By: \s\ Mark D. Hettinger
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                              Mark D. Hettinger
                              Chief Executive Officer