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Coal Mountain

Coal Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.73580, -106.48476

72 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
Peaks: 20
Museums: 10
Attractions: 4
  • 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
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Prometheus: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reno HillESE 117°2,642 m24.1 mi
Muddy MountainESE 107°2,521 m12.5 mi
Six Horse HillESE 118°2,448 m22.0 mi
Casper MountainE 82°2,390 m8.7 mi
Ice Cave MountainSE 134°2,349 m21.6 mi
Negro HillESE 104°2,330 m19.7 mi
Horse PeakS 181°2,293 m23.1 mi
Bear MountainS 188°2,280 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:2920:0520:48
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3415:5016:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534415161696758453324
Precip in0.80.80.91.62.31.40.90.81.11.40.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bates Creek #2, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356500303

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