Sunrise
Sunrise is a ghost town in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,495 m. Lone Tree Hill stands 1,850 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicago Mine Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 4.5 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
ghost town and historic district n Platte County, Wyoming, United States
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
47 named places within 25 miles
- Chicago Mine Hill: 1.7 mi
- Powell Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Garnet Hill: 4.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 6.6 mi
- Round Top: 8.1 mi
- Register Cliff Monument: 5.9 mi
- Guernsey State Park: 6.0 mi
- State Park: 17.0 mi
- Glendo State Park: 21.1 mi
- Whipple Park: 22.7 mi
- Brimmer Point: 3.7 mi
- Register Cliff: 5.7 mi
- South Rim: 21.8 mi
- Register Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Grattan Massacre Historical Monument: 20.6 mi
- Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Glendo State Park: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunrise. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Tree Hill | N 5° | 1,850 m | 24.7 mi |
| Big Rawhide Butte | NNE 31° | 1,845 m | 20.8 mi |
| Flattop Butte | NNE 28° | 1,788 m | 22.2 mi |
| Middle Rawhide Butte | NNE 32° | 1,728 m | 19.5 mi |
| Table Mountain | W 278° | 1,667 m | 20.1 mi |
| Garnet Hill | NE 56° | 1,658 m | 4.5 mi |
| Cedar Top | NNW 343° | 1,652 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bald Butte | NNE 32° | 1,651 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:57 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guernsey DAM #2, 4 mi away.
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