Cherokee Peak
Cherokee Peak rises to 2,351 m in Wyoming. Atlantic Rim West stands 2,593 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rawlins Peak, a peak 3.0 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 11 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2351 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Rawlins Peak: 3.0 mi
- Big Rocks: 4.0 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 6.4 mi
- Gale Benchmark: 7.0 mi
- Chokecherry Knob: 10.4 mi
- Tully Park: 3.9 mi
- Island Park: 4.5 mi
- Rawlins Springs: 4.7 mi
- Soroptimist Park: 4.8 mi
- Key Club Park: 4.8 mi
- Brown Canyon Rim: 8.8 mi
- Red Rim: 11.6 mi
- Windy Point: 13.5 mi
- Atlantic Rim: 13.5 mi
- Coyote Springs Rim: 18.4 mi
- Carbon County Museum: 4.4 mi
- Rim Lakes Spring: 7.9 mi
- Fort Steele Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cherokee Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Rim West | SSW 193° | 2,593 m | 13.9 mi |
| Miller Hill | S 184° | 2,580 m | 18.8 mi |
| Separation Peak | SSW 197° | 2,567 m | 12.8 mi |
| Chokecherry Knob | SSE 154° | 2,474 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,424 m | 13.0 mi |
| Windy Ridge | NNE 27° | 2,415 m | 23.6 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NE 54° | 2,397 m | 12.7 mi |
| Rawlins Peak | ESE 105° | 2,370 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:57 | 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 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rawlins 1N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500104
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