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Dennison Cap

Dennison Cap, seen from above at true elevation

Dennison Cap rises to 2,083 m in Wyoming. Windy Hill stands 2,181 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal Butte, a peak 6.3 miles away. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024288, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2083 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.85329, -108.06259

25 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 17
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 1
  • Wamsutter Park: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dennison Cap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windy HillE 99°2,181 m18.9 mi
Cow ButteSE 124°2,179 m24.8 mi
Horse ButteSE 124°2,177 m24.8 mi
Ruby KnollsE 91°2,163 m14.1 mi
Cherokee HillESE 112°2,143 m22.3 mi
Sugar LoafSE 145°2,138 m24.8 mi
Luman ButteNW 305°2,125 m19.8 mi
Larsen KnollENE 73°2,099 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:3820:0920:52
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3716:0016:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192233415060686556443020
Precip in0.40.40.50.81.30.80.70.70.90.80.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wamsutter, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356500562

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