Fetterman Monument
Fetterman Monument is a historic site in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,478 m. Cloud Peak stands 4,017 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Massacre Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Cloud Peak Skyway passes 17 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
Monument in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States.
Wikidata Q49488939, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,478 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Cloud Peak Skyway
- 28.5 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
115 named places within 25 miles
- Massacre Hill: 0.2 mi
- Sullivant Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 3.4 mi
- Grandmas Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Snake Hill: 6.7 mi
- Story Centennial Park: 4.1 mi
- Father DeSmet Historical Monument: 7.3 mi
- Penrose Park: 10.3 mi
- Bud Love Big Game Winter Range: 11.4 mi
- Kinney Wood Park: 12.6 mi
- Fort Phil Kearny Visitor Center: 2.7 mi
- The Brinton Museum: 9.6 mi
- Bozeman Trail Museum: 10.5 mi
- Sheridan County Museum: 16.9 mi
- Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum: 16.9 mi
- Bard Spring: 7.9 mi
- Red Grade Spring: 12.6 mi
- East Hunter Mesa Spring: 16.8 mi
- Hospital Hill Springs: 17.2 mi
- Mosier Springs: 17.2 mi
- Fort Phil Kearny: 2.9 mi
- Wagon Box Battle Monument: 2.9 mi
- North Fork Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Spear Lake Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Weston Point: 21.5 mi
- Wyoming information Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Kendrick Park Elk Pasture: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fetterman Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Peak | SW 232° | 4,017 m | 21.0 mi |
| Merlon | SW 231° | 3,975 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Woolsey | SW 235° | 3,942 m | 20.3 mi |
| Kramer Peak | SW 232° | 3,918 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bomber South Peak | SW 227° | 3,901 m | 20.9 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SW 233° | 3,854 m | 19.1 mi |
| Innominate | SW 234° | 3,853 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hallelujah | SW 235° | 3,837 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:12 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:42 | 16:31 |
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 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Story, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356501065
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