Chalk Bluff
Chalk Bluff rises to 2,123 m in Wyoming. Shirley Benchmark stands 2,792 m to the north-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 5.7 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 16 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2123 m
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
49 named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 5.7 mi
- High Benchmark: 6.7 mi
- Quealy Benchmark: 7.1 mi
- Brooks Knob: 7.5 mi
- Shirley Benchmark: 7.6 mi
- Fourmile Point: 15.8 mi
- Smith Creek Rim: 16.1 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 20.8 mi
- Coal Creek Rim: 23.3 mi
- Headquarters Park: 5.9 mi
- Bear Park: 7.2 mi
- Mine Disaster Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Little Rock Spring: 10.6 mi
- Hanna Mine Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Medicine Bow Museum: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chalk Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Benchmark | NNE 16° | 2,792 m | 7.6 mi |
| Quealy Benchmark | NNE 23° | 2,791 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bradley Peak | WNW 287° | 2,725 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 42° | 2,700 m | 5.7 mi |
| High Benchmark | NE 43° | 2,698 m | 6.7 mi |
| Windy Hill | E 81° | 2,533 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sullivan Benchmark | ENE 61° | 2,526 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sailor Benchmark | WNW 301° | 2,525 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEO 6 SW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1586544 — Chalk Bluff, Carbon County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356500045
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