Brooks Knob
Brooks Knob rises to 2,077 m in Wyoming. Shirley Benchmark stands 2,792 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tenmile Hill, a peak 4.7 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 14 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015546, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2077 m
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
50 named places within 25 miles
- Tenmile Hill: 4.7 mi
- One Benchmark: 7.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 10.0 mi
- Sailor Benchmark: 12.1 mi
- Mine Disaster Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Headquarters Park: 11.6 mi
- Bear Park: 14.0 mi
- Sinclair Recreation Park: 20.1 mi
- Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 24.6 mi
- Coal Creek Rim: 19.5 mi
- Fourmile Point: 22.1 mi
- Smith Creek Rim: 22.9 mi
- Hanna Mine Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Little Rock Spring: 17.7 mi
- Fort Steele Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Elk Mountain Museum: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brooks Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Benchmark | NNE 27° | 2,792 m | 14.8 mi |
| Quealy Benchmark | NNE 31° | 2,791 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bradley Peak | NW 305° | 2,725 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 40° | 2,700 m | 13.2 mi |
| High Benchmark | NE 40° | 2,698 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sheephead Mountain | S 172° | 2,623 m | 21.8 mi |
| Windy Hill | ENE 67° | 2,533 m | 21.8 mi |
| Sullivan Benchmark | NE 52° | 2,526 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499760
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