Peak · Wyoming
Browns Peak
Browns Peak rises to 3,567 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the west-southwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Gap Point, a peak 1.0 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,567 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.37414, -106.28418
- 1.6 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gap Point: 1.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Medicine Bow Peak: 2.0 mi
- Rock Creek Knoll: 3.2 mi
- Pine Butte: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 1.1 mi
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 2.5 mi
- Fire Lookout: 2.8 mi
Parks: 3
- Chimney Park: 12.9 mi
- Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 22.5 mi
- Pelton Park: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 1.5 mi
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Sederlin Slide: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Wagonhound Rest Area: 17.7 mi
Museums: 1
- Elk Mountain Museum: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Browns Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Bow Peak | WSW 241° | 3,639 m | 2.0 mi |
| Gap Point | W 276° | 3,585 m | 1.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 221° | 3,472 m | 1.7 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | NE 48° | 3,391 m | 3.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NW 325° | 3,390 m | 21.9 mi |
| Silver Benchmark | SW 223° | 3,318 m | 5.2 mi |
| Kennaday Peak | WNW 294° | 3,290 m | 13.2 mi |
| Woolf Benchmark | NE 53° | 3,245 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:01 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 30 | 23 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centennial 1NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585980 — Browns Peak, Albany County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499770
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