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Cow Creek Mountain

Cow Creek Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cow Creek Mountain rises to 2,619 m in Wyoming. Laramie Peak stands 3,059 m to the east-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Jay Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2619 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.21552, -105.56444

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 3
  • Friend Park: 4.1 mi
  • Friend Park: 4.6 mi
  • Elk Park: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Cow Creek Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laramie PeakENE 60°3,059 m7.2 mi
Eagle PeakNE 35°2,784 m4.2 mi
Windy PeakN 356°2,735 m5.7 mi
Jack Squirrel PeakNE 44°2,699 m2.3 mi
Eagle MountainNE 37°2,667 m3.4 mi
South MountainENE 68°2,664 m4.9 mi
Fortymile PeakNW 312°2,663 m11.7 mi
Beaver MountainN 2°2,645 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:15
June solstice05:2720:0020:43
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2815:4816:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836425059666456443427
Precip in0.30.70.92.12.82.41.31.11.51.00.90.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Double Four RCH, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356500398

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