Big Sheep Mountain
Big Sheep Mountain rises to 3,533 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gypsum Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012765, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3533 m
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Gypsum Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Battleship Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Saltlick Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Little Sheep Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 5.1 mi
- White Rock: 3.7 mi
- Granite Peak: 6.4 mi
- Greeley Point: 7.7 mi
- White Point: 9.4 mi
- East Rim: 17.5 mi
- Bomber Falls: 15.8 mi
- Water slide: 16.7 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 19.3 mi
- Upper Falls: 21.5 mi
- Dubois Museum: 21.5 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 23.6 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 7.5 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 17.2 mi
- National BigHorn Sheep Center: 21.6 mi
- Bronx: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Big Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | ESE 119° | 4,206 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bastion Peak | ESE 114° | 4,103 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Woodrow Wilson | ESE 123° | 4,094 m | 13.6 mi |
| Flagstone Peak | ESE 112° | 4,079 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pedestal Peak | ESE 110° | 4,064 m | 10.9 mi |
| Downs Mountain | ENE 77° | 4,063 m | 10.6 mi |
| Rampart Peak | ESE 115° | 4,054 m | 11.8 mi |
| The Sphinx | ESE 123° | 4,024 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 34 | 20 | 10 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darwin RCH, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598169 — Big Sheep Mountain, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505900
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