Deer Mountain
Deer Mountain rises to 2,724 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooper Hill, a peak 2.7 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49024132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,724 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 15 mi
60 named places within 25 miles
- Cooper Hill: 2.7 mi
- Rock Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Coyote Hill: 4.4 mi
- Bengough Hill: 5.6 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 13.8 mi
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 15.2 mi
- Fire Lookout: 15.4 mi
- Sederlin Slide: 12.3 mi
- Foote Creek Rim: 17.6 mi
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 14.2 mi
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 17.3 mi
- Chimney Park: 22.5 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Wagonhound Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Elk Mountain Museum: 17.4 mi
- Fossil Bone Cabin: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Bow Peak | SW 216° | 3,639 m | 14.5 mi |
| Gap Point | SW 217° | 3,585 m | 13.2 mi |
| Browns Peak | SSW 213° | 3,567 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 214° | 3,472 m | 14.4 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | SSW 208° | 3,391 m | 9.7 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WNW 290° | 3,390 m | 20.7 mi |
| Silver Benchmark | SW 216° | 3,318 m | 17.8 mi |
| Kennaday Peak | WSW 255° | 3,290 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:01 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 30 | 23 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centennial 1NE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1599213 — Deer Mountain, Carbon County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506045
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