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Winton

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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. 90 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

Coordinates41.74720, -109.16700

90 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
  • 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
Peaks: 30
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 5
Springs: 3
  • Chicken Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Fifteenmile Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Ox Yoke Springs: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • US Air Force Jet: 10.4 mi
  • US Army Tank: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steamboat MountainNE 34°2,650 m18.3 mi
Quaking Asp MountainS 170°2,594 m20.8 mi
South Table MountainNE 37°2,524 m13.6 mi
Essex MountainN 7°2,441 m21.4 mi
Black ButtesSE 125°2,427 m23.1 mi
Cabin ButteENE 60°2,425 m9.7 mi
Pilot ButteSW 233°2,423 m11.9 mi
North Table MountainNNE 32°2,419 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:4320:1320:56
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4116:0516:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222434415161696757453121
Precip in0.40.40.60.91.30.70.50.60.80.80.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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