Desolation Peak
Desolation Peak rises to 4,000 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the southeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rampart Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Desolation Peak (13,161 ft (4,011 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Situated .66 mi (1.06 km) west of Rampart Peak, Desolation Peak is within the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest and west of the Continental Divide. Desolation Peak is the 22nd tallest peak in Wyoming.
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Wikidata Q15213747, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4000 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rampart Peak: 0.7 mi
- Bastion Peak: 0.8 mi
- Mount Solitude: 0.8 mi
- Flagstone Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mount Koven: 1.2 mi
- Granite Peak: 4.9 mi
- Greeley Point: 5.4 mi
- White Rock: 7.7 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 10.1 mi
- Little Brown Point: 17.9 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 19.5 mi
- Split Diamond Park: 24.3 mi
- Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 24.4 mi
- Trails Creek Park: 24.6 mi
- Burzlander Park: 24.7 mi
- Water slide: 7.7 mi
- Bomber Falls: 13.0 mi
- North Fork Falls: 23.9 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 20.9 mi
- Dubois Museum: 23.3 mi
- Museum of the Mountain Man: 24.6 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 16.5 mi
- National BigHorn Sheep Center: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Desolation Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | SE 133° | 4,206 m | 1.7 mi |
| Fremont Peak | SSE 150° | 4,177 m | 6.2 mi |
| Turret Peak | SE 130° | 4,147 m | 4.0 mi |
| Doublet Peak | SE 137° | 4,143 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Helen | SE 145° | 4,128 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Sacagawea | SSE 149° | 4,119 m | 5.3 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | SE 138° | 4,115 m | 3.6 mi |
| Jackson Peak | SE 146° | 4,114 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:00 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 15 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cora, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506046
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