Brown Mountain
Brown Mountain rises to 3,703 m in Wyoming. Jojo Mountain stands 3,826 m to the north-northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Kirwin, a ghost town 1.5 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3703 m
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
66 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Crosby: 1.5 mi
- Chief Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mount Sniffel: 2.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Spar Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Norton Point: 12.7 mi
- Noon Point: 13.6 mi
- Lincoln Point: 16.5 mi
- Indian Point: 16.8 mi
- Red Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Kirwin: 1.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo Mountain | NNE 21° | 3,826 m | 5.1 mi |
| Francs Peak | NNW 345° | 3,801 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Crosby | SW 219° | 3,791 m | 1.5 mi |
| Dome Mountain | SSE 151° | 3,791 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Burwell | WNW 290° | 3,735 m | 6.7 mi |
| Red Tops | WNW 289° | 3,717 m | 15.7 mi |
| Wiggins Peak | SW 226° | 3,713 m | 7.3 mi |
| Needle Mountain | NW 308° | 3,686 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:56 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 21 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 39 | 28 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunshine 3NE, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598400 — Brown Mountain, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505936
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