Glendo State Park
Glendo State Park is a park in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,428 m. Rock Mountain stands 2,193 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 22 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1428 m
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
60 named places within 25 miles
- Sentinel Rock: 5.6 mi
- Grey Hills: 6.0 mi
- Twin Buttes: 6.1 mi
- Stroda Point: 6.7 mi
- Sibley Peak: 6.7 mi
- State Park: 5.3 mi
- Lost Springs Park: 14.8 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 16.3 mi
- Guernsey State Park: 17.8 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 21.4 mi
- Glendo State Park: 1.1 mi
- Brimmer Point: 20.6 mi
- Sunrise: 21.1 mi
- Cottonwood Falls: 21.3 mi
- Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glendo State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Mountain | WSW 236° | 2,193 m | 24.1 mi |
| Esterbrook Hill | WSW 243° | 2,064 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sunset Hill | WSW 243° | 2,019 m | 19.8 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,983 m | 20.0 mi |
| Harmon Heights | SW 226° | 1,982 m | 23.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 239° | 1,970 m | 22.1 mi |
| Elliott Point | SW 225° | 1,966 m | 24.6 mi |
| Prairie Dog Hill | WSW 246° | 1,950 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glendo 6NE, 4 mi away.
- Western Grebe1 obs
- American Robin1 obs
- Mountain Bluebird1 obs
- Gopher Snake1 obs
- Walleye1 obs
- European Mantis1 obs
- Great Plains yucca1 obs
- Mountain Ball Cactus1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356501419
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