Bradley Peak
Bradley Peak rises to 2,725 m in Wyoming. Ferris Mountain East stands 3,059 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Junk Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 5.7 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
Bradley Peak is a mountain summit in the Seminoe Mountains of south-central Wyoming. Located approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of Rawlins in Carbon County, the peak is the highest point in the Seminoe range. Bradley Peak reaches an elevation of 8,949 feet (2,728 m) above sea level. It stands 2,062 feet (628 m) above the surrounding terrain. The land around the peak is owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The peak is part of the Seminoe Mountains greenstone belt, which contains some of the oldest rocks in the Wyoming Craton, dating back approximately 2.7 billion years. Bradley Peak contains Komatiites: rare, high-magnesium volcanic rocks with "spinifex" textures, indicating extremely high-temperature ancient lava flows. Gold and iron ore have been found in the quartz veins present on the mountain. On August 7, 2020, the Bradley Fire ignited near the peak, eventually burning over 1,600 acres of sagebrush, grass, and juniper. The fire led to temporary evacuations of nearby campgrounds and required extensive aerial firefighting efforts. The cause was not known.
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Wikidata Q49015247, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2725 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Junk Hill: 2.8 mi
- Windy Ridge: 4.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Table Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Kortes Benchmark: 9.5 mi
- Coal Creek Rim: 7.5 mi
- Boggy Meadows Rim: 15.4 mi
- Brown Canyon Rim: 19.6 mi
- Coyote Springs Rim: 23.7 mi
- Fourmile Point: 24.5 mi
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge: 20.0 mi
- Headquarters Park: 21.4 mi
- Bear Park: 23.9 mi
- Sinclair Recreation Park: 24.3 mi
- Fort Seminoe: 20.7 mi
- Sweetwater Monument: 21.5 mi
- Sweet Water River Crossing: 22.7 mi
- Wyoming State Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bradley Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Mountain East | WNW 304° | 3,059 m | 11.2 mi |
| Ferris Mountain West | WNW 299° | 2,947 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sailor Benchmark | E 97° | 2,525 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NE 38° | 2,488 m | 15.3 mi |
| The Chimneys | NE 49° | 2,475 m | 15.0 mi |
| Heaths Peak | NE 46° | 2,447 m | 14.5 mi |
| Windy Ridge | SW 224° | 2,415 m | 4.5 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,397 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 50 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seminoe Rsvr Usbr, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499696
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