The Wall
The Wall is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,630 m. Eagles Trap stands 2,289 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tisdale Mountain, a peak 4.1 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 17 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1630 m
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
37 named places within 25 miles
- Tisdale Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Frewens Castle: 4.3 mi
- Government Hill: 11.2 mi
- Six Horse Hill: 13.1 mi
- Chalk Butte: 14.2 mi
- Red Wall Number 2: 17.7 mi
- Smith Cut Anticline: 17.9 mi
- Red Wall Number 1: 17.9 mi
- Reno Hill Anticline: 20.2 mi
- Red Wall: 21.2 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 10.5 mi
- Sagebrush Park: 12.1 mi
- Midwest Community Park: 16.1 mi
- Hoofprints of the Past Museum: 12.1 mi
- Salt Creek Museum: 16.0 mi
- Kaycee Rest Area: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles Trap | NW 312° | 2,289 m | 23.8 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | NW 313° | 2,268 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 308° | 1,995 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cow Spring Butte | WSW 247° | 1,985 m | 19.6 mi |
| E K Mountain | NW 317° | 1,949 m | 21.8 mi |
| Roughlock Hill | WSW 243° | 1,944 m | 21.6 mi |
| The Island Butte | WSW 247° | 1,909 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mackenzie Hill | WNW 303° | 1,854 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:46 | 16:33 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaycee, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504808
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