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Continental Peak

Continental Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Continental Peak rises to 2,567 m in Wyoming. Granite Peak stands 3,170 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Hay Rim, a cliff 10 miles away. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021783, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2567 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26801, -108.71872

39 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 17
Peaks: 15
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • South Pass Rest Area: 12.1 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Continental Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakNNW 337°3,170 m21.2 mi
Pabst PeakNNW 336°3,124 m20.3 mi
Rennecker PeakNNW 335°3,064 m19.7 mi
Wildcat ButteNW 323°2,927 m24.9 mi
Roundtop MountainN 1°2,672 m18.7 mi
Limestone MountainN 1°2,652 m21.5 mi
Steamboat MountainSSW 212°2,650 m24.4 mi
Pacific ButteWNW 292°2,403 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3920:1320:56
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4116:0116:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725334352595849382415

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Pass City, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356500344

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