Columbus Peak
Columbus Peak rises to 1,651 m in Wyoming. Dome Peak stands 3,294 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Freeze Out Point, a peak 5.1 miles away. Bighorn Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49021557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,651 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
Overlooks nearby
- Fallen City Scenic Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 22 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Crystal Creek Overlook · 28 mi
83 named places within 25 miles
- Freeze Out Point: 5.1 mi
- Steamboat Point: 8.4 mi
- Fallen City: 9.0 mi
- Bulls Eye Point: 9.0 mi
- Twin Buttes: 10.2 mi
- Sheridan County Big Game Winter Range: 5.1 mi
- Deer Park: 7.0 mi
- Scott Bicentennial Park: 7.4 mi
- Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture: 8.8 mi
- Bull Park: 11.0 mi
- Hidden Spring: 15.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 16.4 mi
- Bear Spring: 17.3 mi
- Crater Spring: 17.8 mi
- Wheddon Spring: 19.0 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 12.5 mi
- Kendrick Park Elk Pasture: 22.6 mi
- BLM: 23.3 mi
- Black Diamond Trail Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Wyoming information Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Trail End State Historic Site: 22.7 mi
- Sheridan County Museum: 23.8 mi
- Riley Point: 8.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Columbus Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dome Peak | S 179° | 3,294 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bruce Mountain | S 186° | 3,148 m | 21.7 mi |
| Hunt Mountain | SW 232° | 3,098 m | 22.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 178° | 3,082 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 246° | 3,062 m | 23.4 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SSW 192° | 3,027 m | 24.1 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | WSW 241° | 3,020 m | 21.6 mi |
| Duncum Mountain | W 260° | 2,993 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:15 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:43 | 16:32 |
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 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500327
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