Oregon Trail Monument
Oregon Trail Monument is a park in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,546 m. South Sawtooth Mountain stands 2,620 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Warm Springs Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1546 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Warm Springs Hill: 2.4 mi
- Chalk Benchmark: 3.0 mi
- Poison Benchmark: 3.9 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 6.8 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 2.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 6.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 8.0 mi
- Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center: 9.1 mi
- Bill Hooker Monument: 10.6 mi
- Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum: 9.2 mi
- Ayres Natural Bridge: 13.3 mi
- Glendo State Park: 21.2 mi
- Cottonwood Falls: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Oregon Trail Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sawtooth Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,620 m | 19.6 mi |
| Middle Sawtooth Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,574 m | 19.3 mi |
| Blacktail Peak | SW 216° | 2,572 m | 21.5 mi |
| The Needles | SSW 205° | 2,551 m | 21.3 mi |
| Trethway Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,547 m | 21.3 mi |
| School Section Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,478 m | 20.0 mi |
| North Sawtooth Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,468 m | 18.3 mi |
| Wagonhound Benchmark | WSW 246° | 2,440 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:46 | 16:32 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Douglas 1 SE, 8 mi away.
- Bald Eagle1 obs
- Western Tiger Salamander1 obs
- Gopher Snake1 obs
- Mountain Cryptantha1 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/356502852
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