Big Rocks
Big Rocks rises to 2,140 m in Wyoming. Atlantic Rim West stands 2,593 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gale Benchmark, a peak 3.0 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 14 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,140 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
52 named places within 25 miles
- Gale Benchmark: 3.0 mi
- Cherokee Peak: 4.0 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 5.4 mi
- Rawlins Peak: 6.8 mi
- Willow Hill: 8.1 mi
- Tully Park: 7.9 mi
- Island Park: 8.3 mi
- Key Club Park: 8.6 mi
- Soroptimist Park: 8.7 mi
- Rawlins Springs: 8.7 mi
- Brown Canyon Rim: 7.7 mi
- Windy Point: 10.8 mi
- Red Rim: 12.5 mi
- Coyote Springs Rim: 14.6 mi
- Atlantic Rim: 16.2 mi
- Carbon County Museum: 8.3 mi
- Rim Lakes Spring: 11.5 mi
- Fort Steele Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Rim West | S 181° | 2,593 m | 16.3 mi |
| Miller Hill | S 176° | 2,580 m | 21.6 mi |
| Separation Peak | S 183° | 2,567 m | 15.0 mi |
| Chokecherry Knob | SSE 148° | 2,474 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,424 m | 16.6 mi |
| Windy Ridge | NE 37° | 2,415 m | 22.8 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,397 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lamont Benchmark | NNW 336° | 2,391 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:57 | 16:42 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rawlins 1N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356503176
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