Pioneer Monument
Pioneer Monument is a park in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,367 m. Eagles Trap stands 2,289 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Butte, a peak 6.8 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 27 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1367 m
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
33 named places within 25 miles
- Chalk Butte: 6.8 mi
- Reno Hill: 10.1 mi
- Chris LeDoux Point: 10.7 mi
- Frewens Castle: 12.6 mi
- Six Horse Hill: 12.8 mi
- Smith Cut Anticline: 7.5 mi
- The Wall: 10.5 mi
- Reno Hill Anticline: 10.8 mi
- Red Wall Number 1: 19.1 mi
- Red Wall Number 2: 19.7 mi
- Hoofprints of the Past Museum: 10.4 mi
- Salt Creek Museum: 20.6 mi
- Sagebrush Park: 10.5 mi
- Midwest Community Park: 20.6 mi
- Kaycee Rest Area: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pioneer Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles Trap | WNW 286° | 2,289 m | 23.6 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,268 m | 23.9 mi |
| E K Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,949 m | 20.9 mi |
| North Butte | ENE 73° | 1,842 m | 24.8 mi |
| Tisdale Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,772 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lander Hill | NW 308° | 1,750 m | 20.3 mi |
| Blue Hill | WNW 300° | 1,725 m | 23.0 mi |
| The Mesa | NW 304° | 1,723 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:45 | 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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaycee, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356503140
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