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South Pass City

South Pass City from directly overhead

South Pass City is a ghost town in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,381 m. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rennecker Peak, a peak 5.9 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46833, -108.79972

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Cliffs: 23
  • Arapahoe Wall: 8.5 mi
  • Wapiti Wall: 8.9 mi
  • Erratic Steep and Hard: 8.9 mi
  • Erratic The Cove: 9.0 mi
  • B-17 Wall: 9.1 mi
Parks: 3
  • Sinks Canyon State Park: 19.2 mi
  • Tayo Park: 20.1 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Mill: 6.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Hollow Monument: 9.3 mi
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • City Park: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • South Pass Rest Area: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • The Sinks: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Garden: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Pass City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind River PeakNW 315°4,022.1 m23.6 mi
Temple PeakNW 310°3,958 m24.7 mi
Little El CapitanNW 315°3,908.6 m24.0 mi
East Temple PeakNW 313°3,822 m24.7 mi
Atlantic PeakNW 315°3,808 m14.5 mi
Mount NystromNW 309°3,769 m19.2 mi
West Atlantic PeakNW 314°3,687 m15.3 mi
Roaring Fork MountainNW 317°3,563 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:28
June solstice05:3920:1420:57
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4216:0016:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725334352595849382415

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Pass City, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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