Draper Natural History Museum
Draper Natural History Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,529 m. Trout Peak stands 3,724 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Bill Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Chief Joseph Scenic Highway passes 16 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
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What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
- 22.7 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dead Indian Overlook · 22 mi
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 24 mi
72 named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Red Butte: 5.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Heart Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Monument Hill: 11.0 mi
- Paul Stock Park: 0.1 mi
- Cody City Park: 0.2 mi
- City Park: 0.2 mi
- Don Little Park: 0.3 mi
- River View Park: 0.5 mi
- Buffalo Bill Museum: 0.0 mi
- Buffalo Bill Center of the West: 0.0 mi
- Buffalo Bill Boyhood Home: 0.0 mi
- Plains Indian Museum: 0.1 mi
- Whitney Western Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Wild Sheep Exhibit: 0.2 mi
- Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Review: 0.4 mi
- Cody Firearms Experience: 1.5 mi
- Old Trail Town: 1.6 mi
- Buffalo Bill – The Scout: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Heart Mountain Relocation Center Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Meeteetse Rim: 19.8 mi
- Red Point: 20.0 mi
- Bear: 1.0 mi
- Loch-Katrine Bird Reservation: 9.8 mi
- The English Gardens: 16.7 mi
- Sunlight Creek Picnic Site: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Draper Natural History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Peak | WNW 284° | 3,724 m | 22.9 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | WNW 291° | 3,210 m | 24.8 mi |
| Jim Mountain | W 271° | 3,175 m | 19.8 mi |
| Pat O'Hara Peak | WNW 302° | 3,026 m | 17.6 mi |
| Pat O'Hara Mountain | NW 306° | 2,858 m | 15.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,779 m | 9.6 mi |
| Dead Indian Hill | NW 317° | 2,635 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNW 329° | 2,620 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:21 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:52 | 16:40 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cody, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10914707558
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