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Bastion Peak

Bastion Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bastion Peak rises to 4,103 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the south-southeast, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rampart Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

Bastion Peak, at 13,500 feet (4,100 m), is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is the ninth-highest in the range and the tenth-highest in Wyoming. The summit is located on the Continental Divide and the eastern slopes of the mountain are covered by a section of Gannett Glacier, the largest glacier in the American Rocky Mountains. An arête to the northeast leads to Bastion Peak-Northeast Peak, which, at 13,476 ft (4,107 m), is also one of the highest points in Wyoming.

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Wikidata Q4868351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4103 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.20606, -109.66487

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Water slide: 8.0 mi
  • Bomber Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Bull Lake Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 24.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • Salt Barrels Park: 19.2 mi
  • Split Diamond Park: 24.9 mi
  • Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 25.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gypsum Spring: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Bastion Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gannett PeakSSE 160°4,206 m1.6 mi
Fremont PeakSSE 157°4,177 m6.1 mi
Turret PeakSE 141°4,147 m3.7 mi
Doublet PeakSSE 149°4,143 m3.4 mi
Mount HelenSSE 156°4,128 m4.2 mi
Mount SacagaweaSSE 157°4,119 m5.2 mi
Dinwoody PeakSSE 150°4,115 m3.4 mi
Jackson PeakSSE 153°4,114 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:4020:1921:03
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:4816:0016:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635415058656354433224
Precip in0.10.30.41.12.11.20.70.61.00.70.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burris, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1597957 — Bastion Peak, Sublette County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356505866

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