Bennett Peak
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. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 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
- 2,530 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 17 mi
75 named places within 25 miles
- Beaver Creek Hills: 2.6 mi
- Barcus Peak: 3.3 mi
- Barrett Ridge: 6.0 mi
- Jenkins Peak: 6.0 mi
- Baggot Rocks: 6.5 mi
- Chimney Park: 8.5 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Grand View Park: 10.5 mi
- Encampment River Wildernes: 15.8 mi
- Dead Horse Park: 16.6 mi
- Fire Lookout: 15.4 mi
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 16.3 mi
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 17.2 mi
- Grand Encampment Museum;Grand Encampment Museum Doc Culleton Building: 10.5 mi
- Saratoga Museum: 16.5 mi
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 17.1 mi
- Sederlin Slide: 22.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Bow Peak | ENE 65° | 3,639 m | 16.2 mi |
| Gap Point | ENE 63° | 3,585 m | 17.3 mi |
| Browns Peak | ENE 65° | 3,567 m | 18.2 mi |
| Davis Peak | SSW 192° | 3,476 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 67° | 3,472 m | 16.7 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | ENE 62° | 3,391 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bridger Peak | WSW 257° | 3,341 m | 23.0 mi |
| Blackhall Mountain | SSW 195° | 3,327 m | 16.4 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 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 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, 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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