Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 3,188 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the south-southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,188 m
How to reach it
99 named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Dishpan Butte: 2.8 mi
- Mount Cross: 4.4 mi
- Hobbs Peak: 4.8 mi
- Bears Ears Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Suicide Point: 5.7 mi
- The Diving Board: 10.8 mi
- Sharks Nose: 10.9 mi
- Fair Field: 11.7 mi
- Main Wall: 12.2 mi
- Tayo Park: 10.7 mi
- Sinks Canyon State Park: 13.0 mi
- Pow Wow: 13.6 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 14.2 mi
- Lander Bike Park: 14.7 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 11.2 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
- Johnny Behind The Rocks: 24.9 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- City Park: 15.3 mi
- The Sinks: 13.2 mi
- Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 14.1 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 10.9 mi
- The Rise: 13.2 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 14.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | SSW 207° | 4,022 m | 10.0 mi |
| Temple Peak | SW 215° | 3,958 m | 11.7 mi |
| Little El Capitan | SSW 209° | 3,909 m | 9.7 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | WNW 293° | 3,889 m | 14.1 mi |
| East Temple Peak | SW 214° | 3,822 m | 10.6 mi |
| Washakie Peak | W 262° | 3,811 m | 11.2 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | SW 236° | 3,800 m | 9.1 mi |
| Lizard Head Peak | WSW 248° | 3,799 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585599 — Black Mountain, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499459
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- Lander · 16 mi
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