Medicine Bow Museum
Medicine Bow Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,004 m. Elk Mountain stands 3,390 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ninemile Hill, a peak 5.2 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
railway station in Wyoming, the United States of America
Wikidata Q28153641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
45 named places within 25 miles
- Ninemile Hill: 5.2 mi
- Iron Hill: 5.3 mi
- Pine Butte: 5.9 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Halfway Hill: 6.4 mi
- Como Bluffs: 7.2 mi
- Foote Creek Rim: 12.3 mi
- Smith Creek Rim: 17.8 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 17.7 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 19.7 mi
- Mine Disaster Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 18.2 mi
- Fossil Bone Cabin: 6.9 mi
- Elk Mountain Museum: 18.1 mi
- Hanna Mine Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Wagonhound Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Little Rock Spring: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Medicine Bow Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | SW 223° | 3,390 m | 24.7 mi |
| Rock Mountain | S 184° | 2,959 m | 23.5 mi |
| Conical Peak | S 189° | 2,753 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 314° | 2,700 m | 22.8 mi |
| High Benchmark | NW 316° | 2,698 m | 22.8 mi |
| Windy Hill | NNW 341° | 2,533 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sullivan Benchmark | NNW 332° | 2,526 m | 19.9 mi |
| Arlington Benchmark | S 183° | 2,508 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:52 | 16:37 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medicine BOW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 82001832OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Medicine Bow Union Pacific Depot, reference 82001832, listed 11/01/82.
OpenStreetMap element way/785145139
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