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Boot Heel

Boot Heel, seen from above at true elevation

Boot Heel rises to 2,254 m in Wyoming. Warbonnet Peak stands 2,861 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Hill, a peak 7.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014866, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2254 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22080, -105.94806

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
Parks: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Boot Heel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Warbonnet PeakNNE 28°2,861 m16.7 mi
Buffalo PeakNNE 14°2,844 m20.5 mi
Roaring MountainNNE 16°2,833 m19.6 mi
Twin PeaksNNE 13°2,814 m18.1 mi
Cherry MountainN 6°2,786 m20.2 mi
Eagle PeakE 82°2,784 m22.2 mi
Gunnysack BenchmarkN 356°2,761 m23.2 mi
Buck PeakN 6°2,743 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:2820:0220:44
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:3015:5016:35

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151828374656646151392716
Precip in0.50.60.81.31.81.41.30.80.90.80.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shirley Basin, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356499629

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