Fort Phil Kearny
Fort Phil Kearny is a historic site in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,434 m. Cloud Peak stands 4,017 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Phil Kearny Visitor Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. Cloud Peak Skyway passes 14 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the United States Army that existed in the late 1860s in present-day northeastern Wyoming along the Bozeman Trail. Construction began in 1866 on Friday, July 13, by Companies A, C, E, and H of the 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, under the direction of the regimental commander and Mountain District commander Colonel Henry B. Carrington.
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Dates from 1866-07-13.
Wikidata Q5471828, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Cloud Peak Skyway
Overlooks nearby
114 named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Knob: 0.6 mi
- Sullivant Hill: 2.6 mi
- Massacre Hill: 3.1 mi
- Snake Hill: 6.2 mi
- Grandmas Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Father DeSmet Historical Monument: 4.6 mi
- Story Centennial Park: 5.4 mi
- Bud Love Big Game Winter Range: 8.9 mi
- Penrose Park: 10.4 mi
- Cull Watt Park: 13.6 mi
- Fort Phil Kearny Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
- The Brinton Museum: 11.9 mi
- Bozeman Trail Museum: 13.1 mi
- Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum: 14.1 mi
- Sheridan County Museum: 19.8 mi
- Bard Spring: 8.6 mi
- Red Grade Spring: 14.3 mi
- East Hunter Mesa Spring: 14.3 mi
- Mosier Springs: 14.6 mi
- Hospital Hill Springs: 14.6 mi
- Fetterman Monument: 2.9 mi
- Wagon Box Battle Monument: 4.0 mi
- North Fork Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Spear Lake Cliff: 18.7 mi
- Weston Point: 22.5 mi
- Wyoming information Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Kendrick Park Elk Pasture: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Phil Kearny. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Peak | WSW 239° | 4,017 m | 20.0 mi |
| Merlon | WSW 239° | 3,975 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Woolsey | WSW 243° | 3,942 m | 19.5 mi |
| Kramer Peak | WSW 240° | 3,918 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bomber South Peak | SW 234° | 3,901 m | 19.7 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | WSW 241° | 3,854 m | 18.3 mi |
| Innominate | WSW 242° | 3,853 m | 19.5 mi |
| Hallelujah | WSW 244° | 3,837 m | 18.9 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 | 15:43 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000756OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/220591110
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