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Cottonwood Peak

Cottonwood Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Peak rises to 3,282 m in Wyoming. Jojo Mountain stands 3,826 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Loaf Mountain, a peak 4.1 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3282 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.82079, -109.06319

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 2
  • Lions Park: 24.9 mi
  • Meeteetse Municipal Park: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Legend Rock Petroglyph Site: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Gooseberry Creek Rest Area: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jojo MountainNW 313°3,826 m14.5 mi
Francs PeakNW 305°3,801 m16.8 mi
Dome MountainWSW 239°3,791 m8.5 mi
Mount CrosbyWNW 286°3,791 m14.0 mi
Mount BurwellWNW 292°3,735 m20.2 mi
Wiggins PeakW 270°3,713 m17.7 mi
Brown MountainWNW 292°3,703 m13.5 mi
County PeakWSW 251°3,668 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:29
June solstice05:3520:1921:03
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
December solstice07:4815:5516:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212130364554615950392820
Precip in0.30.40.71.52.92.11.41.11.31.10.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunshine 3NE, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1587073 — Cottonwood Peak, Hot Springs County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356500370

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