Bessemer Mountain
Bessemer Mountain rises to 1,905 m in Wyoming. Muddy Mountain stands 2,521 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Oregon Trail Historical Marker, a historic site 1.5 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 14 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012207, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,905 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
- 15.3 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
68 named places within 25 miles
- Izaak Walton Park: 11.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 11.4 mi
- Fort Casper Historical Grounds: 11.5 mi
- Sunny Acres Park: 11.7 mi
- Goodstein Park: 11.7 mi
- Red Buttes: 2.5 mi
- Limestone Hill: 3.4 mi
- Coal Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Oil Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Clarkson Hill: 8.3 mi
- Fort Caspar Museum: 11.5 mi
- War Birds Museum: 12.1 mi
- Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum: 12.2 mi
- Tate Geological Museum: 12.9 mi
- Ida Goodstein Visual Arts Center: 13.4 mi
- Red Buttes Crossing: 2.5 mi
- Telegraph Road Camp: 6.7 mi
- Emigrant Gap: 7.4 mi
- Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 15.6 mi
- Oregon Trail Historical Marker: 1.5 mi
- Wardwell Field: 15.7 mi
- Prometheus: 14.0 mi
- Shirley Basin Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bessemer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Mountain | ESE 104° | 2,521 m | 16.0 mi |
| Casper Mountain | E 85° | 2,390 m | 12.2 mi |
| Ice Cave Mountain | SE 129° | 2,349 m | 24.3 mi |
| Negro Hill | ESE 102° | 2,330 m | 23.1 mi |
| Horse Peak | S 172° | 2,293 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | S 178° | 2,280 m | 20.9 mi |
| Horse Heaven | W 266° | 2,258 m | 23.4 mi |
| Coal Mountain | E 93° | 2,058 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Casper-natrona CO AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585407 — Bessemer Mountain, Natrona County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499292
Day trips start here
- Central Wyoming · 7 mi
- Casper · 13 mi
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