Dry Ridge Mountain
Dry Ridge Mountain rises to 3,142 m in Wyoming. Mount Owen stands 3,924 m to the south-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Lakes Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Dry Ridge Mountain (10,326 feet (3,147 m) is located in the Teton Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is on the border of Grand Teton National Park and the Jedediah Smith Wilderness of Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Dry Ridge Mountain is at the head of Moran Canyon and 1 mile (1.6 km) NNE of Green Lakes Mountain.
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Wikidata Q5309542, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3142 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Snake River Overlook · 15 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 15 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 16 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Lakes Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Crows Nest: 1.4 mi
- Window Peak: 1.6 mi
- Raynolds Peak: 2.3 mi
- Rammell Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 6.3 mi
- Columbine Cascade: 6.7 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 9.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.6 mi
- Cleft Falls: 11.4 mi
- Moose Mountain Slide: 4.1 mi
- Inspiration Point: 9.6 mi
- Black Dike: 10.0 mi
- The Wall: 11.4 mi
- Wilcox Point: 11.6 mi
- Alta Community Park: 11.8 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 14.5 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 14.9 mi
- Ruby Carson Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
- John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 15.4 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 10.8 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 15.5 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 15.5 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 16.9 mi
- Cunningham Cabin: 17.0 mi
- Moose: 17.1 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 19.9 mi
- Bison Columns: 19.9 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 19.9 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 19.9 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Picnic: 20.5 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 19.0 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 20.7 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 24.6 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
- Phelps Beach: 15.7 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Paradise Spring: 22.4 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Dry Ridge Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Owen | SSE 157° | 3,924 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Moran | ESE 120° | 3,835 m | 5.5 mi |
| Thor Peak | SE 128° | 3,659 m | 4.9 mi |
| East Prong | SSE 156° | 3,649 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Woodring | SE 142° | 3,517 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Saint John | SE 142° | 3,467 m | 8.1 mi |
| The Jaw | SSE 148° | 3,464 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ranger Peak | NE 55° | 3,453 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 30 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alta 1 NNW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506068
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 9 mi
- Driggs · 16 mi
- Jackson · 28 mi
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