Carter Mountain
Carter Mountain rises to 3,686 m in Wyoming. Jojo Mountain stands 3,826 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Slide Mountain, a peak 4.3 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Carter Mountain (12,324 ft (3,760 m)) is in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Carter Mountain slopes gently up from the Bighorn Basin to the east but has steep cliffs on its western face. The region is well known for large herds of bighorn sheep, pronghorn and elk.
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Wikidata Q30627140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3686 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
67 named places within 25 miles
- Slide Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Irish Rock: 10.2 mi
- Ishawooa Mesa: 11.0 mi
- Phelps Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Citadel Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Andy Martin Hill River Access: 16.6 mi
- North Fork Shoshone River Access: 19.1 mi
- Buffalo Bill State Park: 22.9 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 24.4 mi
- Meeteetse Rim: 20.0 mi
- Kirwin: 22.8 mi
- Fire Memorial: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo Mountain | SSE 156° | 3,826 m | 17.5 mi |
| Francs Peak | SSE 166° | 3,801 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Crosby | S 169° | 3,791 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Burwell | S 183° | 3,735 m | 18.5 mi |
| Red Tops | SSW 211° | 3,717 m | 18.5 mi |
| Brown Mountain | SSE 166° | 3,703 m | 21.4 mi |
| Needle Mountain | SW 228° | 3,686 m | 13.3 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | WNW 298° | 3,675 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:21 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:55 | 16:42 |
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 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cody 21 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1604372 — Carter Mountain, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356507222
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