Sheep Steps
Sheep Steps is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,892 m. Grand Teton stands 4,199 m to the northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Meek, a peak 0.9 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2892 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 9 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 10 mi
- Mormon Row Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Meek: 0.9 mi
- Mount Jedediah Smith: 1.4 mi
- The Wedge: 1.8 mi
- Battleship Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Teton Crest Highpoint: 2.1 mi
- Village Commons: 7.6 mi
- Alta Community Park: 9.6 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 11.4 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 11.4 mi
- Rendezvous Park: 13.2 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 3.4 mi
- Cleft Falls: 5.0 mi
- Bannock Falls: 5.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 7.7 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 8.2 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 4.4 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 4.8 mi
- rendevous mtn trail: 6.9 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 7.2 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 8.1 mi
- The Wall: 1.9 mi
- Black Dike: 4.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 7.9 mi
- Rock Face: 8.8 mi
- Upper Blacktail Butte: 9.1 mi
- Moose: 8.0 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 9.0 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 9.0 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 9.0 mi
- Bison Columns: 9.0 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 13.4 mi
- Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 16.3 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 15.5 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 15.6 mi
- Millers Springs: 15.0 mi
- Millers Springs: 15.1 mi
- Paradise Spring: 16.7 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 13.4 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 15.5 mi
- Phelps Beach: 4.3 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 13.1 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Sheep Steps. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton | NE 44° | 4,199 m | 4.7 mi |
| The Enclosure | NE 43° | 4,060 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Owen | NE 43° | 3,924 m | 5.1 mi |
| Middle Teton | NE 48° | 3,903 m | 3.8 mi |
| South Teton | NE 54° | 3,814 m | 3.0 mi |
| Dike Pinnacle | NE 50° | 3,792 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bonney Pinnacle | NE 47° | 3,773.5 m | 3.9 mi |
| Ice Cream Cone | NE 55° | 3,767 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:03 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 27 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moose, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506768
Day trips start here
- Driggs · 12 mi
- Grand Teton National Park · 13 mi
- Jackson · 16 mi
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