Cathedral Peak
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Cathedral Peak rises to 3,759 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the south-southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Chauvenet, a peak 1.5 miles away. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Cathedral Peak is a (12,326-foot (3,757 m)) mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Cathedral Peak is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) southwest of Mount Chauvenet in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.
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Wikidata Q16858432, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,759 m
How to reach it
88 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Chauvenet: 1.5 mi
- Payson Peak: 2.0 mi
- Valentine Peak: 2.4 mi
- Bears Ears Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Lizard Head Peak: 2.6 mi
- Sharks Nose: 4.5 mi
- The Diving Board: 8.2 mi
- Suicide Point: 12.3 mi
- Fair Field: 17.7 mi
- Main Wall: 18.3 mi
- Tayo Park: 11.4 mi
- Pow Wow: 19.0 mi
- Sinks Canyon State Park: 19.2 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 20.9 mi
- Lander Bike Park: 21.8 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 16.6 mi
- North Fork Falls: 18.0 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- City Park: 22.4 mi
- The Sinks: 19.5 mi
- Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 21.0 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 18.0 mi
- The Rise: 19.6 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cathedral Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | SSE 162° | 4,022 m | 8.5 mi |
| Temple Peak | S 177° | 3,958 m | 8.8 mi |
| Little El Capitan | SSE 163° | 3,909 m | 8.0 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | NW 317° | 3,889 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Lander | WNW 299° | 3,846 m | 8.3 mi |
| East Temple Peak | S 172° | 3,822 m | 8.0 mi |
| Washakie Peak | WSW 258° | 3,811 m | 4.0 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | S 186° | 3,800 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505970
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