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Heart Mountain Interpretive Center

Heart Mountain Interpretive Center from directly overhead

Heart Mountain Interpretive Center is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,411 m. Pat O'Hara Peak stands 3,026 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Heart Mountain Relocation Center Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Chief Joseph Scenic Highway passes 14 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

About

The story

American concentration camp in Wyoming, United States

Dates from 1942.

Wikidata Q5692049, matched on coordinates and name (419 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.67035, -108.94143

Overlooks nearby

Around it

65 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Washington Park: 10.5 mi
  • East Sheridan Softball Complex: 10.7 mi
  • Shadow Mountain Park: 10.8 mi
  • Hugh Smith Park: 10.9 mi
  • Mentock Park: 11.0 mi
Peaks: 19
Museums: 10
Attractions: 4
  • Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Review: 11.7 mi
  • Wild Sheep Exhibit: 12.1 mi
  • Cody Firearms Experience: 13.3 mi
  • Old Trail Town: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
Gardens: 1
  • The English Gardens: 4.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bear: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heart Mountain Interpretive Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pat O'Hara PeakW 268°3,026 m21.3 mi
Pat O'Hara MountainW 267°2,858 m19.2 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWSW 243°2,779 m17.8 mi
Dead Indian HillWNW 286°2,635 m22.1 mi
Bald PeakWNW 299°2,620 m21.3 mi
Heart MountainW 268°2,476.6 m8.7 mi
Cedar MountainSW 223°2,405.5 m16.6 mi
Chalk MountainWSW 253°2,324 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:28
June solstice05:3120:2121:06
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
December solstice07:5115:5016:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232637455462706859463324
Precip in0.30.40.60.81.81.50.90.50.90.90.30.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heart MTN, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/334798177

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