Cottonwood Peak
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
53 named places within 25 miles
- Sugar Loaf Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Sugar Butte: 4.7 mi
- Castle Rocks: 5.1 mi
- Twin Peaks: 6.6 mi
- Dome Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Noon Point: 8.4 mi
- Red Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Legend Rocks: 23.1 mi
- Indian Point: 24.5 mi
- Norton Point: 24.6 mi
- Lions Park: 24.9 mi
- Meeteetse Municipal Park: 24.9 mi
- Kirwin: 12.3 mi
- Legend Rock Petroglyph Site: 23.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo Mountain | NW 313° | 3,826 m | 14.5 mi |
| Francs Peak | NW 305° | 3,801 m | 16.8 mi |
| Dome Mountain | WSW 239° | 3,791 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Crosby | WNW 286° | 3,791 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Burwell | WNW 292° | 3,735 m | 20.2 mi |
| Wiggins Peak | W 270° | 3,713 m | 17.7 mi |
| Brown Mountain | WNW 292° | 3,703 m | 13.5 mi |
| County Peak | WSW 251° | 3,668 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:55 | 16:42 |
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 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 39 | 28 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
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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