Conical Peak
Conical Peak rises to 2,753 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49021733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2753 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 15 mi
62 named places within 25 miles
- Rock Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Arlington Benchmark: 3.9 mi
- Sheepherder Hill: 4.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Deer Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 14.0 mi
- Fire Lookout: 15.0 mi
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 15.4 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Sederlin Slide: 6.2 mi
- Foote Creek Rim: 18.7 mi
- Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 11.3 mi
- Chimney Park: 18.9 mi
- Elk Mountain Museum: 11.4 mi
- Medicine Bow Museum: 23.3 mi
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Wagonhound Rest Area: 4.8 mi
- Fossil Bone Cabin: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Conical Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Bow Peak | S 190° | 3,639 m | 14.2 mi |
| Gap Point | S 188° | 3,585 m | 13.0 mi |
| Browns Peak | S 183° | 3,567 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 187° | 3,472 m | 14.4 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | S 172° | 3,391 m | 11.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WNW 290° | 3,390 m | 14.2 mi |
| Silver Benchmark | SSW 194° | 3,318 m | 17.3 mi |
| Kennaday Peak | WSW 239° | 3,290 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:01 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK MTN, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598877 — Conical Peak, Carbon County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506003
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