Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain rises to 2,510 m in Wyoming. Coke Mountain stands 2,712 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Knoll, a peak 4.8 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 16 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027825, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,510 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 26.8 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
79 named places within 25 miles
- Ollie Spring: 5.5 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 10.1 mi
- Larson Spring: 12.9 mi
- Sucker Spring: 13.3 mi
- Brazier Spring: 13.4 mi
- Sand Knoll: 4.8 mi
- High Top: 7.0 mi
- Bridger Hill: 7.9 mi
- Eli Hill: 9.4 mi
- Fossil Butte: 9.6 mi
- Windy Point: 7.1 mi
- Skull Point: 10.5 mi
- Crockers Point: 12.3 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 15.1 mi
- Triangle Park: 15.5 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 19.2 mi
- Hamsfork Museum: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coke Mountain | N 3° | 2,712 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bridger Hill | SW 231° | 2,501 m | 7.9 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,496 m | 13.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 207° | 2,488 m | 11.9 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,457 m | 12.8 mi |
| Rubey Point | N 4° | 2,446 m | 11.1 mi |
| Quealy Peak | ENE 64° | 2,442 m | 18.3 mi |
| Bell Butte | S 179° | 2,430 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:12 | 16:56 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 27 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fossil Butte, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500973
Day trips start here
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 10 mi
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