Dans Nipple
Dans Nipple rises to 2,470 m in Wyoming. Gilbert Peak stands 4,095 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chapman Butte, a peak 5.9 miles away. Muddy Creek Historic Backway passes 8.1 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023596, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,470 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 12.5 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 21.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
71 named places within 25 miles
- Chapman Butte: 5.9 mi
- Haystack Butte: 6.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Butte: 7.9 mi
- Leavitt Bench: 9.9 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site: 8.2 mi
- Jacks Park: 8.6 mi
- Slab Park: 9.1 mi
- Cowboy Cabin Park: 9.7 mi
- Suicide Park: 10.5 mi
- Eight Spring: 12.8 mi
- Seventeen Spring: 13.0 mi
- Barrel Springs: 15.7 mi
- Crompton Spring: 21.9 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 22.3 mi
- Piedmont: 8.4 mi
- Blacks Fork: 12.7 mi
- Bear River City: 19.4 mi
- Jim Bridger's Fort: 13.3 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 13.4 mi
- Bear River City: 18.3 mi
- Lyman Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Evanston Information Center: 24.1 mi
- Fort Bridger Museum: 13.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dans Nipple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | SSE 159° | 4,095 m | 23.6 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | SSE 162° | 4,043 m | 24.7 mi |
| Tokewanna Peak | SSW 196° | 4,016 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Powell | S 171° | 4,009 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Powell-Middle Peak | S 171° | 4,008 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Powell-South Peak | S 171° | 4,004 m | 24.6 mi |
| East Gilbert Peak | SSE 157° | 3,917 m | 24.2 mi |
| South Red Castle Peak | S 175° | 3,909 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500479
Day trips start here
- Lyman · 17 mi
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