Kane
Kane is a ghost town in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,126 m. Hunt Mountain stands 3,098 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Katys Nipple, a peak 0.4 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 11 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
ghost town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 27.9 mi off the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
- 29.5 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Creek Overlook · 14 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 22 mi
46 named places within 25 miles
- Katys Nipple: 0.4 mi
- Little Sheep Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Sykes Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Mexican Hill: 10.9 mi
- Petes Spring: 21.0 mi
- Annerer Spring: 21.8 mi
- Red Spring: 21.8 mi
- Crater Spring: 22.7 mi
- Bear Spring: 23.0 mi
- Mason-Lovell Ranch: 2.3 mi
- Train Engine: 9.8 mi
- Ewing-Snell Ranch: 16.9 mi
- Hillsboro: 17.8 mi
- Caroline Lockhart Ranch: 20.4 mi
- Byron Memorial Park: 14.9 mi
- Byron Park: 15.2 mi
- Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range: 15.6 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 13.8 mi
- Two Eagles Interpretive Trail: 16.1 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 14.1 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 14.1 mi
- Seven Rams Landing: 22.8 mi
- Tony Island: 23.2 mi
- Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,098 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 101° | 3,062 m | 18.5 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | E 97° | 3,038 m | 14.8 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | ESE 103° | 3,020 m | 21.4 mi |
| Duncum Mountain | E 84° | 2,993 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ENE 67° | 2,981 m | 17.1 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | E 92° | 2,894 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cone Mountain | E 86° | 2,882 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:47 | 16:35 |
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 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lovell, 10 mi away.
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