Bear Head Mountain
Bear Head Mountain rises to 2,480 m in Wyoming. Laramie Peak stands 3,059 m to the north, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,480 m
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Laramie Peak: 3.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Menter Knob: 4.1 mi
- Jack Squirrel Peak: 4.8 mi
- Friend Park: 3.5 mi
- Elk Park: 4.5 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 24.1 mi
- Cottonwood Falls: 12.1 mi
- Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Bear Head Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laramie Peak | N 359° | 3,059 m | 3.3 mi |
| Eagle Peak | NW 308° | 2,784 m | 5.0 mi |
| Windy Peak | NW 308° | 2,735 m | 8.6 mi |
| Jack Squirrel Peak | WNW 286° | 2,699 m | 4.8 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,667 m | 4.9 mi |
| South Mountain | NW 310° | 2,664 m | 2.3 mi |
| Beaver Mountain | NW 306° | 2,645 m | 7.5 mi |
| Slick Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,645 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Double Four RCH, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505877
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