Fort Bridger Museum
Fort Bridger Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,033 m. Thunderbolt Mountain stands 2,905 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Bridger's Fort, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Muddy Creek Historic Backway passes 0.5 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
former fort, open-air museum, and state park in Fort Bridger, Wyoming, United States
Dates from 1928-06-27.
Wikidata Q3748473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- On the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
45 named places within 25 miles
- Wells Flat: 2.8 mi
- Bridger Butte: 4.4 mi
- The Nipple: 5.9 mi
- The Pinnacle: 6.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Butte: 7.1 mi
- Mountain View Park: 4.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 6.4 mi
- Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site: 13.6 mi
- Slab Park: 19.7 mi
- Deadhorse Park: 20.8 mi
- Butcher Knife Spring: 17.5 mi
- Eight Spring: 22.6 mi
- Seventeen Spring: 23.3 mi
- Barrel Springs: 23.6 mi
- Crompton Spring: 24.7 mi
- Jim Bridger's Fort: 0.1 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 0.2 mi
- Lyman Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- Piedmont: 14.0 mi
- Crockers Point: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Bridger Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbolt Mountain | S 188° | 2,905 m | 21.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | S 173° | 2,900 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | S 173° | 2,843 m | 20.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,807 m | 20.6 mi |
| Hickey Mountain | SSE 153° | 2,686 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SE 131° | 2,599 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sage Creek Mountain | SE 133° | 2,578 m | 18.5 mi |
| Chapman Butte | SW 223° | 2,563 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:12 | 16:56 |
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 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN View, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/240720857
Day trips start here
- Lyman · 5 mi
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