Ghost town · Wyoming
Miner's Delight
Miner's Delight is a ghost town in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,508 m. Atlantic Peak stands 3,808 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill, a historic site 1.0 miles away. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
ghost town in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates42.53278, -108.68000
83 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 43
- Roundtop Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Limestone Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Commissary Hill: 7.6 mi
- Young Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Weiser Knoll: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Arapahoe Wall: 1.0 mi
- Wapiti Wall: 4.8 mi
- Erratic The Cove: 5.0 mi
- B-17 Wall: 5.0 mi
- Erratic Steep and Hard: 5.0 mi
Parks: 8
- Sinks Canyon State Park: 16.3 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 17.4 mi
- Centennial Park: 20.9 mi
- Popo Agie Park: 20.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Mill: 1.0 mi
- Rock Creek Hollow Monument: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Johnny Behind The Rocks: 12.9 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 16.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Upper Mormon Spring: 14.4 mi
- The Rise: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- City Park: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- South Pass City: 7.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- South Pass Rest Area: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- The Sinks: 16.2 mi
Museums: 1
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Miner's Delight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Peak | WNW 290° | 3,808 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Nystrom | WNW 290° | 3,769 m | 22.4 mi |
| West Atlantic Peak | WNW 290° | 3,687 m | 18.1 mi |
| Roaring Fork Mountain | WNW 294° | 3,563 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Chevo | NW 309° | 3,462 m | 24.2 mi |
| Cony Mountain | WNW 302° | 3,383 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Arter | NW 316° | 3,374 m | 22.4 mi |
| Granite Peak | W 277° | 3,170 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 37 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlantic City, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Lander · 21 mi
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