Cottonwood Mountain
Cottonwood Mountain rises to 2,843 m in Wyoming. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Deadhorse Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Bridger Valley Historic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022260, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2843 m
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 26.1 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
Named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain: 5.7 mi
- The Butte: 6.7 mi
- Hickey Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Deadhorse Park: 2.1 mi
- Slab Park: 3.1 mi
- Cowboy Cabin Park: 7.3 mi
- Suicide Park: 7.5 mi
- Jacks Park: 7.6 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 11.2 mi
- Seventeen Spring: 21.6 mi
- Eight Spring: 21.8 mi
- Blacks Fork: 13.2 mi
- Piedmont: 19.7 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 20.2 mi
- Jim Bridger's Fort: 20.2 mi
- Fort Bridger Museum: 20.2 mi
- Lyman Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Cottonwood Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | S 185° | 4,123.3 m | 17.5 mi |
| South Kings Peak | S 185° | 4,116 m | 18.2 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | S 179° | 4,095 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Emmons | S 174° | 4,090 m | 22.0 mi |
| Painter Peak | S 182° | 4,080 m | 19.0 mi |
| Second Gemini | S 184° | 4,056 m | 18.9 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | S 181° | 4,043 m | 15.5 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | S 188° | 4,036 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:16 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
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 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN View, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506009
Day trips start here
- Lyman · 21 mi
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