Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain rises to 2,380 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tabernacle Butte, a peak 3.3 miles away. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027829, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,380 m
How to reach it
55 named places within 25 miles
- Tabernacle Butte: 3.3 mi
- Little Sandy Peak: 5.2 mi
- Pencil Point: 6.6 mi
- Flat Top: 6.8 mi
- Little Prospect Mountain: 9.5 mi
- The Diving Board: 21.8 mi
- Blue Rim: 23.9 mi
- Big Sandy Park: 21.9 mi
- Tayo Park: 22.5 mi
- Ox Yoke Springs: 22.6 mi
- Fifteenmile Spring: 23.5 mi
- Parting Of The Ways: 11.7 mi
- Pacific Springs: 20.3 mi
- South Pass Rest Area: 21.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | NNE 25° | 4,022 m | 22.4 mi |
| Temple Peak | NNE 21° | 3,958 m | 21.0 mi |
| Little El Capitan | NNE 24° | 3,909 m | 22.7 mi |
| East Temple Peak | NNE 22° | 3,822 m | 22.0 mi |
| Atlantic Peak | NE 49° | 3,808 m | 21.2 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | NNE 15° | 3,800 m | 24.9 mi |
| Big Sandy Mountain | NNE 17° | 3,770 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Nystrom | NE 36° | 3,769 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farson 2nne, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500977
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