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The Spirit of Wyoming

The Spirit of Wyoming from directly overhead

The Spirit of Wyoming is an artwork in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,856 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 2,416 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is flagpost structure, a artwork 0.2 miles away. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

What the record says

Height
19'

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.13998, -104.82101

146 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Civic Commons Park: 0.4 mi
  • Leo A. Pando Park: 0.4 mi
  • Robert "Buck" Rhone Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Cheyenne Depot Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Gunslinger Town: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 41
  • flagpost structure: 0.2 mi
  • Cheyenne Western Boot: 0.2 mi
  • children reading: 0.2 mi
  • children at play: 0.2 mi
  • child reading: 0.2 mi
Peaks: 18
Gardens: 8
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Spirit of Wyoming. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainWSW 258°2,416 m20.5 mi
Stone TempleW 277°2,341 m23.3 mi
Mesa MountainWNW 294°2,318 m22.2 mi
Table MountainWNW 289°2,301 m20.6 mi
BM AS-P41SW 236°2,179 m20.6 mi
Table MountainSW 233°2,150 m23.0 mi
Terry AnticlineSSW 197°1,967 m8.7 mi
Terry PeakSSW 199°1,962 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:12
June solstice05:2819:5420:36
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2215:5016:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292937425263696759463629
Precip in0.40.51.01.82.52.22.21.61.61.10.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheyenne WFO, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13096764951

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