Chimney Rock
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. 150 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
- 1,974 m
How to reach it
150 named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Hill: 0.4 mi
- Horse Creek Hogback: 5.0 mi
- Iron Benchmark: 5.7 mi
- Isley Benchmark: 5.8 mi
- Horse Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Devils Playground: 19.8 mi
- Imperial Heights Park: 21.1 mi
- Kiowa Park: 21.2 mi
- Rotary Clubs Park: 21.9 mi
- Prairie North RC Park: 22.1 mi
- Breakin' Through: 22.5 mi
- Wyoming Cowboy: 22.5 mi
- Fanning a Twister: 22.6 mi
- Cowboy Tough: 22.6 mi
- Dino: 22.9 mi
- 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
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument: 19.2 mi
- Mountain View Memorial Park: 21.9 mi
- The Rise and Fall of the Union Pacific Railroad: 23.2 mi
- Gen. John J. Pershing: 23.2 mi
- The Doll Houses: 23.2 mi
- Penstemon Garden: 23.4 mi
- Point Park: 24.3 mi
- Cheyenne Botanic Gardens: 24.6 mi
- Paul Smith Childrens Village: 24.7 mi
- Laramie Plains Museum: 23.7 mi
- Laramie Historic Railroad Depot and Museum: 24.1 mi
- Cheyenne Frontier Days - Old West Museum: 24.4 mi
- Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site: 24.7 mi
- Hecla: 17.9 mi
- Sherman Summit: 19.2 mi
- Tree Rock: 21.9 mi
- "W" Marker: 22.5 mi
- Pope Springs: 22.5 mi
- Soldier Spring: 23.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 17.7 mi
- Summit Rest Area and Visitor Center: 19.1 mi
- Blair Picnic Site: 20.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole Mountain | SW 224° | 2,751 m | 17.7 mi |
| Leg Benchmark | SW 225° | 2,749 m | 17.8 mi |
| Crow Benchmark | SW 230° | 2,708 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pilot Hill | WSW 245° | 2,691 m | 17.1 mi |
| Point Crawford | SW 222° | 2,673 m | 18.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | SW 216° | 2,651 m | 19.2 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SW 215° | 2,632 m | 18.8 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,618 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:50 | 16:35 |
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 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
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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