Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture
Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture is a park in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,871 m. Bruce Mountain stands 3,148 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Riley Point, a cliff 4.7 miles away. Bighorn Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1871 m
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 14 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- Black Gulch Point: 5.7 mi
- Fisher Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Eagle Point: 6.3 mi
- The Mesa: 7.7 mi
- Leaky Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Hidden Spring: 7.0 mi
- Willow Spring: 7.7 mi
- Bear Spring: 8.8 mi
- Crater Spring: 9.2 mi
- Red Spring: 11.1 mi
- Bull Elk Park: 5.6 mi
- Deer Park: 7.1 mi
- Bull Park: 8.8 mi
- Schuler Park: 9.9 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 17.7 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 18.1 mi
- Riley Point: 4.7 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 5.5 mi
- Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Mountain | SSE 165° | 3,148 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hunt Mountain | SSW 211° | 3,098 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 155° | 3,082 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 229° | 3,062 m | 17.0 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | WSW 240° | 3,038 m | 18.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SW 219° | 3,020 m | 16.0 mi |
| Duncum Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,993 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | S 180° | 2,991 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:16 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:43 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burgess Junction, 13 mi away.
- Common Raccoon1 obs
- Common Wood-Nymph1 obs
- Variegated Fritillary1 obs
- sticky geranium1 obs
- foothill deathcamas1 obs
- Band-winged Meadowhawk1 obs
- Spiked Ipomopsis1 obs
- Low Larkspur1 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/356506784
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