Hot Springs County Museum
Hot Springs County Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,320 m. Copper Mountain stands 2,481 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bow and Arrow, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway runs past it. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
public library in Thermopolis, Wyoming, USA
Wikidata Q69525760, matched on coordinates and name (468 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
49 named places within 25 miles
- T Hill: 0.9 mi
- Round Top: 1.1 mi
- Monument Hill: 1.3 mi
- Black Butte: 3.2 mi
- Nostrum Mountain: 8.3 mi
- The Block: 6.0 mi
- Minnesela Slope: 6.5 mi
- Windy Point: 9.3 mi
- Padlock Rim: 12.5 mi
- Legend Rocks: 22.0 mi
- Bow and Arrow: 0.0 mi
- Rifle: 0.0 mi
- Tyrannosaurus: 0.1 mi
- Family Park: 0.4 mi
- Candy Jack Park: 0.6 mi
- Hot Springs State Park: 1.0 mi
- Teepee Fountain: 0.8 mi
- Rainbow Terraces: 1.0 mi
- Legend Rock Petroglyph Site: 21.9 mi
- Big Horn Spring: 1.1 mi
- Gebo: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hot Springs County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain | SE 134° | 2,481 m | 20.0 mi |
| Guffy Peak | SE 125° | 2,431 m | 18.9 mi |
| Greer Peak | SE 129° | 2,328 m | 24.9 mi |
| Birdseye Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,274 m | 14.5 mi |
| Boysen Peak | S 175° | 2,261 m | 13.0 mi |
| Stagner Mountain | S 179° | 2,236 m | 13.1 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | SW 232° | 2,233 m | 19.4 mi |
| Stone Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,188 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 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 | 24 | 29 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thermopolis, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/305798515
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