The Palisades
The Palisades is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,028 m. Trout Peak stands 3,724 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fire Memorial, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2028 m
How to reach it
- On the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Dead Indian Overlook · 27 mi
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Post Point: 3.7 mi
- Clayton Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Monument Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Double Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Sleeping Giant Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 1.1 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Fire Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Eagle Pass: 15.0 mi
- North Fork Shoshone River Access: 17.3 mi
- Terrace Point: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of The Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Peak | NE 51° | 3,724 m | 15.5 mi |
| Dead Indian Peak | NE 37° | 3,703 m | 12.8 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | S 190° | 3,675 m | 8.6 mi |
| Ptarmigan Mountain | SE 131° | 3,665 m | 10.9 mi |
| Citadel Mountain | SE 131° | 3,617 m | 13.1 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | SSW 194° | 3,591 m | 12.1 mi |
| Ishawooa Cone | S 188° | 3,576 m | 16.4 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | SSW 201° | 3,549 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:23 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:55 | 16:43 |
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 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 19 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pahaska, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504770
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