Black Rock
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Black Rock rises to 2,187 m in Wyoming. Steamboat Mountain stands 2,650 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Butte, a peak 4.6 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,187 m
How to reach it
37 named places within 25 miles
- Spring Butte: 4.6 mi
- Zirkel Mesa: 8.7 mi
- Hatcher Mesa: 9.3 mi
- Emmons Mesa: 9.7 mi
- Emmons Cone: 9.8 mi
- Tenmile Rim: 10.2 mi
- Bush Rim: 14.9 mi
- Steamboat Rim: 16.8 mi
- Joe Hay Rim: 20.8 mi
- Luman Rim: 21.1 mi
- Tri Territory Monument: 10.7 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 13.7 mi
- Crookston Ranch Cultural Site: 15.9 mi
- Salt Wells: 18.2 mi
- Winton: 21.2 mi
- Dines: 22.1 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (westbound): 20.4 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (eastbound): 21.0 mi
- Sweetwater County R/C Field: 22.6 mi
- Reliance Park: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Mountain | NW 306° | 2,650 m | 10.9 mi |
| South Table Mountain | W 281° | 2,524 m | 11.3 mi |
| Essex Mountain | NW 307° | 2,441 m | 20.7 mi |
| Black Buttes | S 181° | 2,427 m | 22.1 mi |
| Cabin Butte | WSW 250° | 2,425 m | 11.5 mi |
| North Table Mountain | WNW 285° | 2,419 m | 12.0 mi |
| Deer Butte | WSW 257° | 2,401 m | 13.1 mi |
| Emmons Cone | WSW 246° | 2,392 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs AP, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499515
Day trips start here
- Rock Springs · 29 mi
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