Cretaceous Mountain
Cretaceous Mountain rises to 2,616 m in Wyoming. Wyoming Peak stands 3,468 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mesa, a peak 5.4 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 24 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022974, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2616 m
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
60 named places within 25 miles
- Big Mesa: 5.4 mi
- Rands Butte: 5.7 mi
- Little Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Chimney Butte: 6.4 mi
- Webster Hill: 7.9 mi
- Lake Alice Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Hobble Creek Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Shot Hole Spring: 21.4 mi
- Ferney Spring: 24.4 mi
- Green River Valley Museum: 13.8 mi
- Marbleton Park: 14.6 mi
- Woheto Falls: 18.0 mi
- Names Hill: 18.6 mi
- Wyoming Peak Lookout: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cretaceous Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Peak | NW 310° | 3,468 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Coffin | NW 311° | 3,426.6 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount March Madness | NW 308° | 3,420 m | 19.2 mi |
| Fish Creek Mountain | NW 315° | 3,298 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bare Mountain | NNW 331° | 3,274 m | 23.8 mi |
| South Fish Creek Mountain | NW 311° | 3,251 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Darby | WNW 300° | 3,246.4 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Darby, North Peak | WNW 301° | 3,244.6 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:20 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
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 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 53 | 41 | 26 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Barge, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500439
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