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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
2466 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22913, -105.53610

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 16.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Blue Jay Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laramie PeakENE 61°3,059 m5.5 mi
Eagle PeakNNE 20°2,784 m2.6 mi
Windy PeakNNW 338°2,735 m5.1 mi
Jack Squirrel PeakNNE 14°2,699 m0.7 mi
Eagle MountainNNE 19°2,667 m1.9 mi
South MountainENE 73°2,664 m3.2 mi
Fortymile PeakNW 304°2,663 m12.3 mi
Beaver MountainNNW 341°2,645 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 5080 °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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