Downs Mountain
Downs Mountain rises to 4,063 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the south, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Northwest Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Downs Mountain (13,355 ft (4,071 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Downs Mountain is the 15th highest peak in Wyoming. The summit is on the Continental Divide in both Shoshone and Bridger-Teton National Forests. The East Torrey Glacier is on the northern slopes of Downs Mountain, while Continental Glacier lies to the west and north and the Downs Glacier is 1 mi (1.6 km) to the south.
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Wikidata Q14714702, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4063 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Northwest Peak: 0.6 mi
- Spider Peak: 1.5 mi
- Hunters Hump: 1.9 mi
- The Guardian: 3.0 mi
- Yukon Peak: 3.2 mi
- White Rock: 7.4 mi
- Granite Peak: 7.7 mi
- Greeley Point: 10.2 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- White Point: 19.8 mi
- Bomber Falls: 6.1 mi
- Water slide: 15.2 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 14.3 mi
- Dubois Museum: 15.8 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 12.0 mi
- National BigHorn Sheep Center: 15.8 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Downs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | S 174° | 4,206 m | 8.7 mi |
| Turret Peak | SSE 165° | 4,147 m | 10.4 mi |
| Doublet Peak | SSE 168° | 4,143 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Helen | S 169° | 4,128 m | 11.2 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | SSE 169° | 4,115 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bastion Peak | S 177° | 4,103 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Febbas | SSE 159° | 4,100 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Woodrow Wilson | S 174° | 4,094 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:20 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:00 | 16:47 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1587763 — Downs Mountain, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356500714
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