Ghost town · Wyoming
Sherman Summit
Sherman Summit is a ghost town in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,637 m. Green Mountain stands 2,818 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates41.23610, -105.43600
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Crow Benchmark: 0.4 mi
- Leg Benchmark: 2.1 mi
- Pole Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Point Crawford: 2.8 mi
- Markley Hill: 3.1 mi
Parks: 24
- Devils Playground: 6.2 mi
- Imperial Heights Park: 6.5 mi
- Rotary Clubs Park: 6.9 mi
- LaPrele Park: 8.2 mi
- Kiowa Park: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Rat Brain: Fantasia Wall: 5.1 mi
- Skull Rock: 5.2 mi
- Walt's Wall: 6.0 mi
- The Clamshell: 6.0 mi
- The Coke Bottle: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 12
- Wyoming Cowboy: 8.4 mi
- Breakin' Through: 8.5 mi
- Octogon Graffiti Umbrella: 8.7 mi
- Cowboy Tough: 8.7 mi
- Fanning a Twister: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument: 0.1 mi
- Ames Monument: 7.5 mi
- Fort Sanders Guardhouse: 8.8 mi
- Matthew Shepard Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 9.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Pope Springs: 5.7 mi
- Soldier Spring: 5.9 mi
- Simpson Springs: 6.6 mi
Museums: 3
- Laramie Plains Museum: 9.5 mi
- Laramie Historic Railroad Depot and Museum: 9.7 mi
- Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
- Tree Rock: 8.5 mi
- "W" Marker: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Hecla: 14.7 mi
- Virginia Dale: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Blair Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Penstemon Garden: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hidden Falls: 9.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Sherman Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,818 m | 21.6 mi |
| Deadhorse Mountain | SSW 203° | 2,762 m | 21.1 mi |
| Pole Mountain | E 97° | 2,751 m | 2.4 mi |
| Leg Benchmark | E 96° | 2,749 m | 2.1 mi |
| Crow Benchmark | WSW 237° | 2,708 m | 0.4 mi |
| Pilot Hill | N 350° | 2,691 m | 5.2 mi |
| Point Crawford | SE 128° | 2,673 m | 2.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | SE 133° | 2,651 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laramie 4SE, 6 mi away.
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