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Bennett Peak

Bennett Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bennett Peak rises to 2,530 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Creek Hills, a peak 2.6 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2530 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.26302, -106.60170

Overlooks nearby

78 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
Parks: 14
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bennett Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Medicine Bow PeakENE 65°3,639 m16.2 mi
Gap PointENE 63°3,585 m17.3 mi
Browns PeakENE 65°3,567 m18.2 mi
Davis PeakSSW 192°3,476 m24.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainENE 67°3,472 m16.7 mi
Rock Creek KnollENE 62°3,391 m21.2 mi
Bridger PeakWSW 257°3,341 m23.0 mi
Blackhall MountainSSW 195°3,327 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3420:0220:44
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:3015:5716:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635435159676356453323

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598112 — Bennett Peak, Carbon County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356505890

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