Coal Mountain
Coal Mountain rises to 2,058 m in Wyoming. Reno Hill stands 2,642 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Limestone Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 16 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49021183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2058 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
- 17.3 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
72 named places within 25 miles
- Rotary Park: 8.0 mi
- Goodstein Park: 8.6 mi
- Beartrap Meadow County Park: 8.7 mi
- Yesness Park: 8.9 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 8.9 mi
- Limestone Hill: 0.7 mi
- Red Buttes: 1.2 mi
- Bessemer Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Casper Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Oil Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Fort Caspar Museum: 9.0 mi
- Tate Geological Museum: 10.0 mi
- Tate Geological Museum: 10.5 mi
- Ida Goodstein Visual Arts Center: 10.6 mi
- Werner Wildlife Museum: 10.8 mi
- Red Buttes Crossing: 3.5 mi
- Telegraph Road Camp: 5.2 mi
- Emigrant Gap: 8.0 mi
- Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 18.1 mi
- Oregon Trail Historical Marker: 2.1 mi
- Wardwell Field: 13.8 mi
- Prometheus: 11.3 mi
- Shirley Basin Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno Hill | ESE 117° | 2,642 m | 24.1 mi |
| Muddy Mountain | ESE 107° | 2,521 m | 12.5 mi |
| Six Horse Hill | ESE 118° | 2,448 m | 22.0 mi |
| Casper Mountain | E 82° | 2,390 m | 8.7 mi |
| Ice Cave Mountain | SE 134° | 2,349 m | 21.6 mi |
| Negro Hill | ESE 104° | 2,330 m | 19.7 mi |
| Horse Peak | S 181° | 2,293 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | S 188° | 2,280 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
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 | 25 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bates Creek #2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500303
Day trips start here
- Central Wyoming · 7 mi
- Casper · 11 mi
Take the scenic way to Coal Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.