Point of Rocks Stage Station
Point of Rocks Stage Station is a historic site in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,990 m. Steamboat Mountain stands 2,650 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Shiprock, a peak 2.2 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 27.7 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
61 named places within 25 miles
- Sweetwater County R/C Field: 15.1 mi
- Reliance Park: 20.6 mi
- Prairie Park: 21.8 mi
- Veteran's Park: 21.9 mi
- Garnet Park: 22.0 mi
- Shiprock: 2.2 mi
- Black Buttes: 8.5 mi
- Zirkel Mesa: 10.4 mi
- Spring Butte: 12.8 mi
- Emmons Mesa: 12.9 mi
- Salt Wells: 10.0 mi
- Dines: 19.8 mi
- Winton: 19.8 mi
- Table Rock: 21.2 mi
- Tenmile Rim: 10.1 mi
- Sixmile Rim: 18.8 mi
- Lion Bluffs: 20.7 mi
- Sand Butte Rim: 21.1 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (westbound): 13.0 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (eastbound): 13.7 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 21.9 mi
- US Army Tank: 22.0 mi
- Tri Territory Monument: 23.2 mi
- Crookston Ranch Cultural Site: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point of Rocks Stage Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,650 m | 21.9 mi |
| Quaking Asp Mountain | SW 225° | 2,594 m | 22.1 mi |
| Sand Butte | SSE 164° | 2,559 m | 23.9 mi |
| South Table Mountain | NW 325° | 2,524 m | 19.3 mi |
| Black Buttes | S 183° | 2,427 m | 8.5 mi |
| Cabin Butte | NW 312° | 2,425 m | 14.6 mi |
| North Table Mountain | NW 325° | 2,419 m | 20.4 mi |
| Deer Butte | NW 310° | 2,401 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:04 | 16:49 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 70000679OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Point of Rocks Stage Station, reference 70000679, listed 04/03/70.
OpenStreetMap element way/785373032
Day trips start here
- Rock Springs · 22 mi
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