Museum · Wyoming
The Brinton Museum
The Brinton Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,316 m. Cloud Peak stands 4,017 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. Bighorn Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates44.64379, -107.00783
- 18.9 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Cloud Peak Skyway
- 26.6 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
Overlooks nearby
- Fallen City Scenic Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Curlew Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bosin Rock: 5.6 mi
- Grandmas Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Little Goose Peak: 7.3 mi
- Swamp Creek Hill: 7.9 mi
Parks: 44
- Poverty Flat: 4.8 mi
- Kinney Wood Park: 6.0 mi
- Story Centennial Park: 6.7 mi
- Penrose Park: 9.1 mi
- Granite Park: 9.4 mi
Springs: 8
- Red Grade Spring: 4.1 mi
- Bard Spring: 6.6 mi
- East Hunter Mesa Spring: 21.7 mi
- Hospital Hill Springs: 22.6 mi
- Hospital Hill Springs: 22.7 mi
Museums: 5
- The Brinton Museum: 0.1 mi
- Bozeman Trail Museum: 2.6 mi
- Trail End State Historic Site: 11.1 mi
- Fort Phil Kearny Visitor Center: 11.7 mi
- Sheridan County Museum: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Wagon Box Battle Monument: 8.0 mi
- Fetterman Monument: 9.6 mi
- Fort Phil Kearny: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- North Fork Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Wyoming information Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Black Diamond Trail Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Weston Point: 14.1 mi
- Spear Lake Cliff: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Kendrick Park Elk Pasture: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Community Garden: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of The Brinton Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Peak | SSW 204° | 4,017 m | 19.8 mi |
| Merlon | SSW 204° | 3,975 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Woolsey | SSW 206° | 3,942 m | 18.7 mi |
| Kramer Peak | SSW 205° | 3,918 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bomber South Peak | SSW 200° | 3,901 m | 20.5 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SSW 203° | 3,854 m | 18.0 mi |
| Innominate | SSW 206° | 3,853 m | 18.8 mi |
| Hallelujah | SSW 206° | 3,837 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:13 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:43 | 16:31 |
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 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Horn, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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