Alligator Rock
Alligator Rock rises to 2,127 m in Wyoming. Rock Creek Knoll stands 3,391 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bible Rock, a peak 0.2 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49008643, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2127 m
How to reach it
- 28.0 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 30 mi
53 named places within 25 miles
- Bible Rock: 0.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 2.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 4.2 mi
- Halfway Hill: 5.3 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 6.6 mi
- Foote Creek Rim: 8.1 mi
- Como Bluffs: 12.5 mi
- Sederlin Slide: 18.0 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Medicine Bow Museum: 9.2 mi
- Elk Mountain Museum: 12.6 mi
- Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 12.7 mi
- Mine Disaster Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Fossil Bone Cabin: 9.3 mi
- Wagonhound Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Hanna Mine Memorial: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alligator Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Knoll | S 186° | 3,391 m | 24.8 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WSW 243° | 3,390 m | 19.5 mi |
| Woolf Benchmark | S 177° | 3,245 m | 22.2 mi |
| Rock Creek Point | S 176° | 3,233 m | 24.3 mi |
| Windy Hill | SSW 196° | 3,220 m | 23.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 190° | 3,124 m | 18.8 mi |
| Rock Mountain | S 188° | 2,959 m | 14.4 mi |
| Coad Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,834 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
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 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medicine BOW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356498815
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