Bird Nipple
Bird Nipple rises to 2,232 m in Wyoming. South Fish Creek Mountain stands 3,251 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 28 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,232 m
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
40 named places within 25 miles
- Red Hill: 1.5 mi
- Little Mesa: 2.6 mi
- The Frog: 3.6 mi
- Big Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Jory Hill: 6.1 mi
- Marbleton Park: 15.2 mi
- Fontenelle Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
- Names Hill: 11.6 mi
- Green River Valley Museum: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bird Nipple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fish Creek Mountain | NW 310° | 3,251 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Darby | WNW 303° | 3,246 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Darby, North Peak | NW 304° | 3,245 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Knoll | WNW 285° | 3,137 m | 15.3 mi |
| Fontennelle Mountain | W 280° | 3,064 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Thompson | WNW 297° | 2,949 m | 22.8 mi |
| North Mountain | NW 309° | 2,918 m | 20.2 mi |
| Star Hill | NW 322° | 2,891 m | 24.6 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 | 07:47 | 16:06 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585557 — Bird Nipple, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499412
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