Optimist Park
Optimist Park is a park in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,176 m. Jelm Mountain stands 2,943 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site, a museum 0.4 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
How to reach it
- 28.4 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- The Spur: 7.0 mi
- Pilot Hill: 7.8 mi
- Red Hill: 8.1 mi
- Red Buttes: 9.6 mi
- Crow Benchmark: 9.9 mi
- Depot Park: 0.4 mi
- 1st Street Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Undine Park: 0.7 mi
- Greenbelt Park: 0.9 mi
- Women’s History statue: 0.5 mi
- Tommy Thompson: 1.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 1.1 mi
- T-Rex: 1.2 mi
- The University Family: 1.2 mi
- The Dark Side: 8.5 mi
- Rat Brain: Fantasia Wall: 14.5 mi
- Skull Rock: 14.5 mi
- Walt's Wall: 15.6 mi
- The Coke Bottle: 15.6 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Matthew Shepard Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Fort Sanders Guardhouse: 2.6 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument: 10.0 mi
- Ames Monument: 16.3 mi
- Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site: 0.4 mi
- Laramie Historic Railroad Depot and Museum: 0.4 mi
- Laramie Plains Museum: 0.8 mi
- Pope Springs: 4.4 mi
- Soldier Spring: 5.0 mi
- Simpson Springs: 6.8 mi
- "W" Marker: 2.2 mi
- Tree Rock: 18.0 mi
- Sherman Summit: 10.1 mi
- Hecla: 24.7 mi
- Penstemon Garden: 1.1 mi
- Summit Rest Area and Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
- Blair Picnic Site: 13.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Optimist Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jelm Mountain | SW 233° | 2,943 m | 24.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | S 183° | 2,818 m | 24.1 mi |
| Deadhorse Mountain | S 179° | 2,762 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pole Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,751 m | 12.3 mi |
| Leg Benchmark | ESE 116° | 2,749 m | 12.0 mi |
| Crow Benchmark | ESE 122° | 2,708 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,703 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pilot Hill | E 89° | 2,691 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:53 | 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 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laramie 2 NW, 2 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel114 obs
- American Crow93 obs
- Western Tiger Salamander89 obs
- Hunt's Bumble Bee79 obs
- Mallard57 obs
- Wilson's Phalarope44 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird42 obs
- House Sparrow40 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 way/234167456
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