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Burnt Mountain

Burnt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Mountain rises to 2,271 m in Wyoming. Laramie Peak stands 3,059 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is North Sawtooth Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Converse County, Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017017, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2271 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40608, -105.53694

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 16.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Ayres Natural Bridge: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Burnt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laramie PeakSSE 153°3,059 m10.7 mi
Warbonnet PeakW 279°2,861 m13.3 mi
Eagle PeakS 174°2,784 m9.8 mi
Windy PeakSSW 194°2,735 m7.7 mi
Jack Squirrel PeakS 179°2,699 m11.5 mi
Eagle MountainS 177°2,667 m10.5 mi
South MountainSSE 165°2,664 m11.7 mi
Fortymile PeakWSW 242°2,663 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:15
June solstice05:2620:0120:43
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2915:4716:33

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836425059666456443427
Precip in0.30.70.92.12.82.41.31.11.51.00.90.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Double Four RCH, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598524 — Burnt Mountain, Converse County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356505954

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