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Chief Mountain

Chief Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chief Mountain rises to 3,651 m in Wyoming. Jojo Mountain stands 3,826 m to the north, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
3,651 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.91496, -109.28403

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chief Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jojo MountainN3,826 m3.3 mi
Francs PeakNW3,801 m4.2 mi
Mount CrosbySW3,791 m3.6 mi
Dome MountainSSE3,791 m11.5 mi
Mount BurwellW3,735 m7.8 mi
Red TopsWNW3,717 m16.7 mi
Wiggins PeakSW3,713 m9.4 mi
Brown MountainSW3,703 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:30
June solstice05:3520:2021:04
September equinox07:0518:3819:16
December solstice07:4915:5516:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212130364554615950392820
Precip in0.30.40.71.52.92.11.41.11.31.10.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunshine 3NE, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598728 — Chief Mountain, Park County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356505979

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