Skull Point
Skull Point is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,142 m. Elk Mountain stands 2,510 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Cavanaugh Peak, a peak 2.9 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 9.2 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2142 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 26.9 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
45 named places within 25 miles
- Cavanaugh Peak: 2.9 mi
- Little Round Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Elk Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Quealy Peak: 11.8 mi
- Fossil Butte: 12.3 mi
- Ollie Spring: 11.6 mi
- Jenkins Springs: 15.0 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 18.3 mi
- School Section Spring: 20.5 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 21.7 mi
- Crockers Point: 4.6 mi
- Windy Point: 17.6 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Triangle Park: 8.3 mi
- Hamsfork Museum: 8.5 mi
- Sage: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skull Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | WNW 281° | 2,510 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bridger Hill | W 260° | 2,501 m | 16.6 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | SW 231° | 2,496 m | 17.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WSW 242° | 2,488 m | 17.9 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | SW 232° | 2,457 m | 16.9 mi |
| Rubey Point | NW 324° | 2,446 m | 16.3 mi |
| Quealy Peak | NNE 31° | 2,442 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bell Butte | SW 220° | 2,430 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 27 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kemmerer 2N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504210
Day trips start here
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 14 mi
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