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Bow Mountain

Bow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bow Mountain rises to 3,957 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the north-northeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Arrowhead, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

Bow Mountain (13,025 ft (3,970 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Situated 1 mi (1.6 km) west of American Legion Peak, Bow Mountain is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest. Stroud Glacier lies just to the north of the peak. Bow Mountain is the 29th tallest peak in Wyoming.

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Wikidata Q16845327, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3957 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.14412, -109.68376

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 8
  • Split Diamond Park: 20.7 mi
  • Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 20.7 mi
  • Trails Creek Park: 20.9 mi
  • Burzlander Park: 20.9 mi
  • American Legion Park: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Water slide: 3.8 mi
  • Bomber Falls: 16.9 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Bull Lake Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gypsum Spring: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Bow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gannett PeakNNE 28°4,206 m3.2 mi
Fremont PeakESE 112°4,177 m3.6 mi
Turret PeakENE 67°4,147 m3.6 mi
Doublet PeakENE 64°4,143 m3.0 mi
Mount HelenE 80°4,128 m2.7 mi
Mount SacagaweaE 100°4,119 m3.0 mi
Dinwoody PeakENE 63°4,115 m2.9 mi
Jackson PeakESE 113°4,114 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:4020:1921:03
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:4816:0116:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131523354351595749382415

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cora, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598333 — Bow Mountain, Sublette County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356505925

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