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Blue Jay Mountain

Blue Jay Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Jay Mountain rises to 2,466 m in Wyoming. Laramie Peak stands 3,059 m to the east-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Squirrel Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49014378, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,466 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22913, -105.53610

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 2
  • Friend Park: 2.4 mi
  • Elk Park: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 16.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Blue Jay Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laramie PeakENE3,059 m5.5 mi
Eagle PeakNNE2,784 m2.6 mi
Windy PeakNNW2,735 m5.1 mi
Jack Squirrel PeakNNE2,699 m0.7 mi
Eagle MountainNNE2,667 m1.9 mi
South MountainENE2,664 m3.2 mi
Fortymile PeakNW2,663 m12.3 mi
Beaver MountainNNW2,645 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:15
June solstice05:2720:0020:43
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2815:4816:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836425059666456443427
Precip in0.30.70.92.12.82.41.31.11.51.00.90.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Double Four RCH, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356499570

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