Cavanaugh Peak
Cavanaugh Peak rises to 2,349 m in Wyoming. South Fork Mountain stands 2,829 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Skull Point, a cliff 2.9 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 7.3 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2349 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 29.8 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
46 named places within 25 miles
- Fossil Butte: 9.6 mi
- Elk Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Quealy Peak: 9.9 mi
- Little Round Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Rubey Point: 13.7 mi
- Ollie Spring: 9.5 mi
- Jenkins Springs: 12.8 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 16.2 mi
- Alkal Spring: 19.0 mi
- Sucker Spring: 21.2 mi
- Skull Point: 2.9 mi
- Crockers Point: 7.5 mi
- Windy Point: 16.7 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Triangle Park: 6.5 mi
- Hamsfork Museum: 6.6 mi
- Sage: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cavanaugh Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Mountain | N 8° | 2,829 m | 23.9 mi |
| Coke Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,712 m | 24.2 mi |
| Granny Peak | N 3° | 2,633 m | 23.1 mi |
| Elk Mountain | W 265° | 2,510 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bridger Hill | WSW 250° | 2,501 m | 16.9 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | SW 223° | 2,496 m | 19.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 233° | 2,488 m | 19.0 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | SW 224° | 2,457 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 27 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kemmerer 2N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1586464 — Cavanaugh Peak, Lincoln County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499998
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- Fossil Butte National Monument · 12 mi
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