Exhibit 32.1
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. 1350)


In connection with the Annual Report of High Plains Gas, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Brent M. Cook, 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.


     /s/ Brent M. Cook
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Brent M. Cook
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
     April 15, 2011