Evanston Flying Club Airfield
Evanston Flying Club Airfield is a historic site in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,012 m. Porcupine Mountain stands 2,801 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Medicine Butte, a peak 5.0 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section passes 5.2 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Closed circa 1984.
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 19.5 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 24.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 24.6 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount McKinnon Viewpoint · 27 mi
87 named places within 25 miles
- Foote Spring: 6.3 mi
- Keg Spring: 7.0 mi
- Crompton Spring: 7.5 mi
- Grove Spring: 8.6 mi
- Section 2 Spring: 10.9 mi
- Medicine Butte: 5.0 mi
- Burnt Hill: 5.8 mi
- Red Hill: 9.3 mi
- Table Mountain: 11.0 mi
- The Needles: 12.1 mi
- Anderson Park: 5.1 mi
- Hamblin Park: 5.2 mi
- Ottley Park: 6.3 mi
- Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site: 21.5 mi
- Lost Creek Reservoir State Park: 23.6 mi
- Wahsatch: 11.2 mi
- Bear River City: 13.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 17.6 mi
- Piedmont: 21.1 mi
- Argyle: 22.6 mi
- Uinta County Museum: 5.1 mi
- Evanston Information Center: 6.1 mi
- Bear River City: 14.7 mi
- Rocky Point: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Evanston Flying Club Airfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porcupine Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,801 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pine Butte | W 276° | 2,662 m | 23.6 mi |
| Baldy Peak | WNW 281° | 2,637 m | 23.8 mi |
| Medicine Butte | ENE 78° | 2,621 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pine Knoll | SSE 149° | 2,571 m | 23.3 mi |
| Chapman Butte | ESE 124° | 2,563 m | 24.4 mi |
| Twenty Knoll | SE 141° | 2,528 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bridger Hill | N 8° | 2,501 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
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 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evanston Uinta CO Burns FLD, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8439726312
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