Barcus Peak
Barcus Peak rises to 2,442 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Creek Hills, a peak 1.0 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,442 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 17 mi
79 named places within 25 miles
- Beaver Creek Hills: 1.0 mi
- Bennett Peak: 3.3 mi
- Jenkins Peak: 4.0 mi
- Coyote Hill: 6.1 mi
- Overlook Hill: 6.3 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Grand View Park: 10.5 mi
- Chimney Park: 11.3 mi
- Encampment River Wildernes: 14.0 mi
- Dead Horse Park: 16.0 mi
- Fire Lookout: 16.3 mi
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 17.0 mi
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 18.1 mi
- Grand Encampment Museum;Grand Encampment Museum Doc Culleton Building: 10.5 mi
- Saratoga Museum: 19.5 mi
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barcus Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Bow Peak | NE 54° | 3,639 m | 17.2 mi |
| Gap Point | NE 53° | 3,585 m | 18.4 mi |
| Browns Peak | NE 55° | 3,567 m | 19.1 mi |
| Red Elephant Mountain | S 188° | 3,521 m | 23.3 mi |
| Davis Peak | SSW 196° | 3,476 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 56° | 3,472 m | 17.5 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | NE 54° | 3,391 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bridger Peak | W 265° | 3,341 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1597921 — Barcus Peak, Carbon County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505854
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