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Sherwood Point

Sherwood Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sherwood Point is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,531 m. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayer Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2531 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.61857, -108.82595
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 22
  • Tombstone: 3.9 mi
  • Leaning Flake: 3.9 mi
  • Six Killer: 3.9 mi
  • Pinnacle: 4.0 mi
  • Pete's Cove: 4.0 mi
Parks: 8
  • Sinks Canyon State Park: 8.9 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 11.2 mi
  • Tayo Park: 13.0 mi
  • Popo Agie Park: 15.4 mi
  • Centennial Park: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • City Park: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Sinks: 8.9 mi
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Mill: 9.3 mi
  • Rock Creek Hollow Monument: 16.3 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Raised Bed Garden: 18.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • The Lander Pioneer Museum: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • South Pass Rest Area: 16.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Sherwood Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind River PeakWNW 292°4,022.1 m16.6 mi
Temple PeakWNW 288°3,958 m18.4 mi
Little El CapitanWNW 293°3,908.6 m16.9 mi
East Temple PeakWNW 291°3,822 m18.0 mi
Atlantic PeakW 269°3,808 m8.9 mi
Dog Tooth PeakWNW 299°3,800 m20.9 mi
Lizard Head PeakWNW 302°3,799 m22.3 mi
Mitchell PeakWNW 299°3,796 m21.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:28
June solstice05:3820:1420:57
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4316:0016:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242636435263717060463424
Precip in0.91.01.52.42.81.40.80.81.01.61.00.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander 11 SSE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356510989

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