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Museum of the Mountain Man

Museum of the Mountain Man, a museum in Wyoming
Museum of the Mountain Man, a museum in WyomingCraig Talbert · CC BY 2.0

Museum of the Mountain Man is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,217 m. Fremont Peak stands 4,177 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Burzlander Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

Museum of the Mountain Man is a museum located in Pinedale, Wyoming, US that exhibits western historical pieces relating to the mountain men who explored the region in the early to middle part of the 19th century. The museum is typically open during the summer months.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14714810, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86894, -109.85225

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 7
  • Burzlander Park: 0.1 mi
  • Wrangler Park: 0.6 mi
  • Boyd Skinner Park: 0.7 mi
  • Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • American Legion Park: 0.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • North Fork Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Water slide: 18.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Sommers Homestead Living History Museum: 8.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Museum of the Mountain Man. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fremont PeakNNE 34°4,177 m21.3 mi
Mount SacagaweaNNE 32°4,119 m21.8 mi
Jackson PeakNE 36°4,114 m21.4 mi
American Legion PeakNNE 26°4,002 m21.4 mi
Split MountainNNE 24°3,989 m22.3 mi
Henderson PeakNNE 27°3,977 m20.9 mi
Twin PeaksNNE 26°3,965 m22.4 mi
Bow MountainNNE 24°3,957 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:32
June solstice05:4220:1921:02
September equinox07:0718:4119:18
December solstice07:4816:0316:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151727374655615951402616
Precip in0.70.80.71.11.91.40.91.01.20.90.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinedale, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/386547032

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