Winton
Winton is a ghost town in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,128 m. Steamboat Mountain stands 2,650 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dines, a ghost town 1.5 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
human settlement in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
87 named places within 25 miles
- Reliance Park: 5.4 mi
- Paul J. Wataha Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Mesa Park: 9.1 mi
- Century West Park: 9.4 mi
- Sweetwater County R/C Field: 9.5 mi
- Deer Butte: 8.8 mi
- Cabin Butte: 9.7 mi
- Emmons Cone: 11.4 mi
- Fifteenmile Knoll: 11.5 mi
- Emmons Mesa: 11.5 mi
- White Rocks: 11.2 mi
- Steamboat Rim: 19.3 mi
- Lion Bluffs: 20.0 mi
- The Palisades: 21.5 mi
- Blue Rim: 21.5 mi
- Crookston Ranch Cultural Site: 15.2 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 19.8 mi
- Tri Territory Monument: 21.7 mi
- Powell Colorado River Expedition: 22.1 mi
- Chicken Springs: 17.0 mi
- Fifteenmile Spring: 23.4 mi
- Ox Yoke Springs: 24.2 mi
- Dines: 1.5 mi
- Salt Wells: 11.3 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 10.4 mi
- US Army Tank: 10.4 mi
- Sweetwater County Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
- M60: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Mountain | NE 34° | 2,650 m | 18.3 mi |
| Quaking Asp Mountain | S 170° | 2,594 m | 20.8 mi |
| South Table Mountain | NE 37° | 2,524 m | 13.6 mi |
| Essex Mountain | N 7° | 2,441 m | 21.4 mi |
| Black Buttes | SE 125° | 2,427 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cabin Butte | ENE 60° | 2,425 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pilot Butte | SW 233° | 2,423 m | 11.9 mi |
| North Table Mountain | NNE 32° | 2,419 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:13 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:05 | 16:50 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Rock Springs · 11 mi
- Green River · 22 mi
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