The Narrows
The Narrows is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,276 m. Mers Hill stands 1,568 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Goshen County Fair Grounds, a park 2.3 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1276 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
58 named places within 25 miles
- Three Buttes: 6.1 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 8.6 mi
- Chalk Hill: 9.0 mi
- Whitehorse Butte: 10.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 11.6 mi
- Goshen County Fair Grounds: 2.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 2.5 mi
- City Park: 2.7 mi
- Catipillar Park: 2.8 mi
- Countryside Park: 3.3 mi
- South Rim: 10.4 mi
- Eagle Nest: 23.1 mi
- The Point: 23.6 mi
- Homesteaders Museum: 2.9 mi
- Lyman Huntley Henry Museum: 14.0 mi
- Torrington: 2.9 mi
- Torrington Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Grattan Massacre Historical Monument: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Narrows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mers Hill | WSW 238° | 1,568 m | 22.9 mi |
| Sugar Bowl Rock | SW 216° | 1,548 m | 22.4 mi |
| Casebier Hill | NW 324° | 1,543 m | 23.6 mi |
| Spoon Butte | NNE 24° | 1,525 m | 21.2 mi |
| Needle Rock | SSW 213° | 1,510 m | 21.9 mi |
| Three Tubs | SSE 166° | 1,502 m | 23.5 mi |
| The Culp | SSE 162° | 1,495 m | 24.9 mi |
| YBO Hill | SW 225° | 1,492 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrington EXP Farm, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505702
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