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Dog Tooth Peak

Dog Tooth Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Dog Tooth Peak rises to 3,800 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Dog Tooth Peak (12,488 feet (3,806 m)) is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Dog Tooth Peak sits along the Continental Divide, less than 1 mi (1.6 km) northwest of Big Sandy Mountain.

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Wikidata Q16962147, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3800 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.76217, -109.18707

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 17
Parks: 8
  • Tayo Park: 8.2 mi
  • Sinks Canyon State Park: 18.9 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 21.1 mi
  • Pow Wow: 22.3 mi
  • Lander Bike Park: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • City Park: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Sinks: 19.2 mi
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Raised Bed Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Garden: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Rise: 19.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • The Lander Pioneer Museum: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Dog Tooth Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind River PeakSE 141°4,022.1 m4.8 mi
Temple PeakS 169°3,958 m4.5 mi
Little El CapitanSE 140°3,908.6 m4.3 mi
Roberts MountainNNW 333°3,889 m11.9 mi
Mount LanderNW 321°3,846 m10.8 mi
East Temple PeakSSE 157°3,822 m3.9 mi
Washakie PeakNW 315°3,811 m5.0 mi
Lizard Head PeakNNW 345°3,799 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:3920:1620:59
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4516:0016:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536435363727060453222
Precip in0.50.71.32.12.71.10.60.51.01.40.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1604818 — Dog Tooth Peak, Fremont County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356507264

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