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Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson from directly overhead

Tommy Thompson is an artwork in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,189 m. Pole Mountain stands 2,751 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Benjamin Franklin, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.31178, -105.58316
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
  • Prexy's Pasture: 0.1 mi
  • Fraternity Mall: 0.4 mi
  • Fraternity Mall: 0.5 mi
  • Harbon Park: 0.5 mi
  • Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 11
Cliffs: 11
  • The Dark Side: 7.5 mi
  • Rat Brain: Fantasia Wall: 13.9 mi
  • Skull Rock: 13.9 mi
  • Walt's Wall: 14.9 mi
  • The Coke Bottle: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 3
Springs: 3
  • Pope Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Simpson Springs: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Tommy Thompson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pole MountainESE 119°2,751 m11.4 mi
Leg BenchmarkESE 119°2,749 m11.2 mi
Crow BenchmarkSE 127°2,708 m9.1 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 251°2,703 m23.3 mi
Pilot HillE 91°2,691 m6.8 mi
Point CrawfordSE 125°2,673 m12.0 mi
Green MountainSE 127°2,651 m14.0 mi
Twin MountainSE 125°2,632 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:15
June solstice05:3019:5820:40
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2615:5216:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332384757646153413020
Precip in0.30.30.61.21.81.41.41.01.00.90.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laramie 2 NW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10282465305

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