Big Mesa
Big Mesa rises to 2,439 m in Wyoming. Wyoming Peak stands 3,468 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mesa, a peak 2.6 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 24 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012608, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2439 m
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Little Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Bird Nipple: 4.1 mi
- Jory Hill: 4.5 mi
- Red Hill: 4.5 mi
- Cretaceous Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Marbleton Park: 16.0 mi
- Fontenelle Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
- Names Hill: 13.3 mi
- Green River Valley Museum: 14.9 mi
- Woheto Falls: 23.2 mi
- Wyoming Peak Lookout: 24.7 mi
- Lake Alice Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Peak | NW 314° | 3,468 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount March Madness | NW 312° | 3,420 m | 24.4 mi |
| Fish Creek Mountain | NW 318° | 3,298 m | 21.5 mi |
| South Fish Creek Mountain | NW 315° | 3,251 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Darby | NW 307° | 3,246.4 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Darby, North Peak | NW 308° | 3,244.6 m | 19.0 mi |
| Graham Peak | WNW 287° | 3,149 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bald Knoll | WNW 285° | 3,137 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:19 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
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 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 53 | 41 | 26 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Barge, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499335
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