Oregon Trail Historical Marker
Oregon Trail Historical Marker is a historic site in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,610 m. Muddy Mountain stands 2,521 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Buttes, a peak 1.0 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 15 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
Park in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49536011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,610 m
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
- 16.3 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
69 named places within 25 miles
- Rotary Park: 9.9 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 10.0 mi
- Fort Casper Historical Grounds: 10.2 mi
- Goodstein Park: 10.2 mi
- Yesness Park: 10.5 mi
- Red Buttes: 1.0 mi
- Bessemer Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Limestone Hill: 1.9 mi
- Coal Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Oil Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Fort Caspar Museum: 10.2 mi
- War Birds Museum: 11.4 mi
- Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum: 11.5 mi
- Tate Geological Museum: 11.5 mi
- Ida Goodstein Visual Arts Center: 12.1 mi
- Red Buttes Crossing: 2.1 mi
- Telegraph Road Camp: 5.7 mi
- Emigrant Gap: 7.2 mi
- Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 16.8 mi
- Prometheus: 12.7 mi
- Wardwell Field: 14.6 mi
- Shirley Basin Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oregon Trail Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,521 m | 14.6 mi |
| Six Horse Hill | ESE 116° | 2,448 m | 24.0 mi |
| Casper Mountain | E 86° | 2,390 m | 10.7 mi |
| Ice Cave Mountain | SE 131° | 2,349 m | 23.3 mi |
| Negro Hill | ESE 104° | 2,330 m | 21.7 mi |
| Horse Peak | S 176° | 2,293 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | S 182° | 2,280 m | 21.1 mi |
| Horse Heaven | W 266° | 2,258 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Casper-natrona CO AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356502842
Day trips start here
- Central Wyoming · 7 mi
- Casper · 12 mi
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