Citadel Mountain
Citadel Mountain rises to 3,617 m in Wyoming. Trout Peak stands 3,724 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ptarmigan Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020788, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,617 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Dead Indian Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ptarmigan Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Table Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Flag Peak: 8.4 mi
- Hanging Rock: 8.5 mi
- Holy City: 8.8 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 12.2 mi
- North Fork Shoshone River Access: 11.9 mi
- Andy Martin Hill River Access: 15.7 mi
- Buffalo Bill State Park: 19.9 mi
- Fire Memorial: 12.2 mi
- The Palisades: 13.1 mi
- Eagle Pass: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Citadel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Peak | N 7° | 3,724 m | 18.5 mi |
| Dead Indian Peak | N 354° | 3,703 m | 18.9 mi |
| Carter Mountain | SE 143° | 3,686 m | 12.2 mi |
| Needle Mountain | S 187° | 3,686 m | 18.9 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | W 270° | 3,675 m | 11.4 mi |
| Ptarmigan Mountain | NW 312° | 3,665 m | 2.2 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | WSW 256° | 3,591 m | 13.2 mi |
| Crater Mountain | S 186° | 3,587 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:22 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:55 | 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 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cody 21 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598765 — Citadel Mountain, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505988
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