Legend Rocks
Legend Rocks is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,659 m. Cottonwood Peak stands 3,282 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Legend Rock Petroglyph Site, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1659 m
How to reach it
- 21.9 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- World's Largest Mineral Hot Spring · 22 mi
- Sneider’s Point Overlook · 23 mi
48 named places within 25 miles
- Adam Weiss Peak: 10.1 mi
- Twin Buttes: 11.9 mi
- Little Table Mountain: 12.6 mi
- Blue Mesa: 15.3 mi
- Big Table Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Padlock Rim: 9.5 mi
- Hillberry Rim: 16.8 mi
- Red Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Minnesela Slope: 22.9 mi
- Noon Point: 24.4 mi
- Legend Rock Petroglyph Site: 0.3 mi
- Teepee Fountain: 22.4 mi
- Rainbow Terraces: 22.5 mi
- Candy Jack Park: 21.6 mi
- Family Park: 21.6 mi
- Hot Springs State Park: 22.7 mi
- Bow and Arrow: 22.0 mi
- Rifle: 22.0 mi
- Tyrannosaurus: 22.1 mi
- Gooseberry Creek Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Gebo: 18.5 mi
- Hot Springs County Museum: 22.0 mi
- Big Horn Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Legend Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Peak | W 274° | 3,282 m | 23.1 mi |
| Castle Rocks | W 261° | 2,944 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain | W 268° | 2,938 m | 19.7 mi |
| Sugar Butte | W 266° | 2,917 m | 19.4 mi |
| Soapy Dale Peak | WNW 302° | 2,395 m | 20.0 mi |
| Leon Baird Peak | WNW 301° | 2,341 m | 18.4 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | S 170° | 2,233 m | 22.7 mi |
| Adam Weiss Peak | NW 307° | 2,136 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:17 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:53 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thermopolis 21wnw, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356502282
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