Fort Phil Kearny Visitor Center
Fort Phil Kearny Visitor Center is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,440 m. Cloud Peak stands 4,017 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Phil Kearny, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Cloud Peak Skyway passes 14 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
former outpost of the US Army in Wyoming
Dates from 1866-07-13.
Wikidata Q5471828, matched on coordinates and name (252 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Cloud Peak Skyway
Overlooks nearby
120 named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Knob: 0.7 mi
- Sullivant Hill: 2.3 mi
- Massacre Hill: 2.9 mi
- Snake Hill: 6.3 mi
- Grandmas Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Father DeSmet Historical Monument: 4.8 mi
- Story Centennial Park: 5.2 mi
- Bud Love Big Game Winter Range: 8.9 mi
- Penrose Park: 10.2 mi
- Kinney Wood Park: 13.6 mi
- Bard Spring: 8.4 mi
- Red Grade Spring: 14.1 mi
- East Hunter Mesa Spring: 14.4 mi
- Mosier Springs: 14.7 mi
- Hospital Hill Springs: 14.7 mi
- The Brinton Museum: 11.7 mi
- The Brinton Museum: 11.7 mi
- Bozeman Trail Museum: 12.9 mi
- Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum: 14.3 mi
- Sheridan County Museum: 19.6 mi
- Fort Phil Kearny: 0.2 mi
- Fetterman Monument: 2.7 mi
- Wagon Box Battle Monument: 3.8 mi
- North Fork Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Spear Lake Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Weston Point: 22.3 mi
- Wyoming information Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Kendrick Park Elk Pasture: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Phil Kearny Visitor Center. 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 238° | 3,975 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Woolsey | WSW 242° | 3,942 m | 19.4 mi |
| Kramer Peak | WSW 240° | 3,918 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bomber South Peak | SW 234° | 3,901 m | 19.7 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | WSW 241° | 3,854 m | 18.2 mi |
| Innominate | WSW 241° | 3,853 m | 19.4 mi |
| Hallelujah | WSW 243° | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/220591113
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