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Elbow Peak

Elbow Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Elbow Peak rises to 3,639 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sky Pilot Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3639 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.11273, -109.70348

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 7
  • Split Diamond Park: 18.3 mi
  • Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 18.3 mi
  • Trails Creek Park: 18.5 mi
  • Burzlander Park: 18.6 mi
  • American Legion Park: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Water slide: 2.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Bomber Falls: 19.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gypsum Spring: 17.0 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Elbow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gannett PeakNNE 27°4,206 m5.5 mi
Fremont PeakE 79°4,177 m4.4 mi
Turret PeakNE 50°4,147 m5.6 mi
Doublet PeakNE 47°4,143 m5.1 mi
Mount HelenNE 54°4,128 m4.5 mi
Mount SacagaweaENE 67°4,119 m4.3 mi
Dinwoody PeakNE 46°4,115 m5.0 mi
Jackson PeakE 85°4,114 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:4020:1921:03
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:4816:0116:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131523354351595749382415

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cora, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1588202 — Elbow Peak, Sublette County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356500929

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