Shirley Basin
Shirley Basin is a ghost town in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,153 m. Warbonnet Peak stands 2,861 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks, a peak 11 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 27 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
company-owned mining town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
50 named places within 25 miles
- Point of Rocks: 11.1 mi
- Battle Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 13.4 mi
- Sullivan Benchmark: 13.8 mi
- Boot Heel: 14.1 mi
- Dugway Rim: 11.8 mi
- Smith Creek Rim: 11.9 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 20.1 mi
- Fourmile Point: 20.6 mi
- Deer Spring: 13.0 mi
- Little Rock Spring: 15.7 mi
- Bear Park: 21.8 mi
- Headquarters Park: 24.9 mi
- Shirley Basin Rest Area: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shirley Basin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warbonnet Peak | ENE 66° | 2,861 m | 23.0 mi |
| Buffalo Peak | NE 51° | 2,844 m | 23.1 mi |
| Roaring Mountain | NE 54° | 2,833 m | 22.8 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NE 54° | 2,814 m | 21.2 mi |
| Shirley Benchmark | WSW 243° | 2,792 m | 20.2 mi |
| Quealy Benchmark | WSW 240° | 2,791 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | NE 46° | 2,786 m | 21.2 mi |
| Gunnysack Benchmark | NNE 33° | 2,761 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:51 | 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 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shirley Basin, 7 mi away.
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