Desertion Point
Desertion Point rises to 2,008 m in Wyoming. Elk Mountain stands 2,510 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Round Mountain, a peak 6.6 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 17 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49024369, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,008 m
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 17.3 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
28 named places within 25 miles
- Little Round Mountain: 6.6 mi
- The Pinnacle: 13.1 mi
- The Nipple: 13.9 mi
- Church Butte: 14.0 mi
- Cavanaugh Peak: 16.3 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
- Triangle Park: 16.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 19.2 mi
- Mountain View Park: 22.6 mi
- Crockers Point: 12.8 mi
- Skull Point: 14.3 mi
- Hamsfork Museum: 16.2 mi
- Fort Bridger Museum: 19.3 mi
- Jim Bridger's Fort: 19.2 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 19.2 mi
- Lyman Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Jenkins Springs: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Desertion Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | WNW 291° | 2,510 m | 24.6 mi |
| Quealy Peak | NNW 339° | 2,442 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bell Butte | WSW 257° | 2,430 m | 23.3 mi |
| Cavanaugh Peak | NW 306° | 2,349 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Butte | SSW 196° | 2,309 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bridger Butte | SSW 193° | 2,278 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bald Knoll | SW 215° | 2,205 m | 24.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 239° | 2,158 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:18 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:10 | 16:55 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 27 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kemmerer 2N, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500569
Day trips start here
- Lyman · 19 mi
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 28 mi
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