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Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Chimney Rock rises to 1,974 m in Wyoming. Pole Mountain stands 2,751 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. 153 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020326, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1974 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.41581, -105.15414

153 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Parks: 37
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 11
  • The Dark Side: 16.9 mi
  • Plumb Line Crag Upper Tier: 20.0 mi
  • Plumb Line Crag Lower Tier: 20.0 mi
  • The Citadel Crag: 20.1 mi
  • The Clamshell: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
  • Pope Springs: 22.5 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pole MountainSW 224°2,751 m17.7 mi
Leg BenchmarkSW 225°2,749 m17.8 mi
Crow BenchmarkSW 230°2,708 m19.6 mi
Pilot HillWSW 245°2,691 m17.1 mi
Point CrawfordSW 222°2,673 m18.8 mi
Green MountainSW 216°2,651 m19.2 mi
Twin MountainSW 215°2,632 m18.8 mi
Baldy MountainWNW 297°2,618 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2819:5620:38
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2415:5016:35

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282835415060676557453527
Precip in0.30.40.81.52.22.02.11.61.51.00.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hecla 1E, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1586666 — Chimney Rock, Laramie County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356500164

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