Peak · Wyoming
Elkhorn Peak
Elkhorn Peak rises to 3,210 m in Wyoming. Trout Peak stands 3,724 m to the south-southeast, 3.8 miles off. Chief Joseph Scenic Highway passes 9.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,210 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.65495, -109.54322
- 9.1 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
- 13.3 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 10 mi
- Dead Indian Overlook · 10 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 20 mi
- Crazy Creek · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Trout Peak: 3.8 mi
- Dead Indian Peak: 4.7 mi
- Jaggar Peak: 7.1 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 7.6 mi
- White Mountain: 7.7 mi
Parks: 7
- North Fork Shoshone River Access: 14.1 mi
- Buffalo Bill State Park: 18.4 mi
- Andy Martin Hill River Access: 21.8 mi
- Valley View Park: 23.9 mi
- Don Little Park: 24.7 mi
Museums: 7
- Plains Indian Museum: 24.8 mi
- Whitney Western Art Museum: 24.8 mi
- Cody Firearms Museum: 24.8 mi
- Buffalo Bill Center of the West: 24.8 mi
- Buffalo Bill Boyhood Home: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Sunlight Creek Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
- Reef Creek: 13.1 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- Clay Butte Lookout: 20.4 mi
- Old Trail Town: 23.7 mi
- Cody Firearms Experience: 23.9 mi
- Wild Sheep Exhibit: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Sunlight Falls: 7.8 mi
- Cathedral Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- The Palisades: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Bridal Veil Falls: 16.4 mi
- Beartooth Falls: 19.7 mi
- Crazy Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Fire Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Buffalo Bill – The Scout: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Elkhorn Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Peak | SSE 167° | 3,724 m | 3.8 mi |
| Dead Indian Peak | SW 225° | 3,703 m | 4.7 mi |
| Ptarmigan Mountain | S 188° | 3,665 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sleeping Giant Mountain | WSW 239° | 3,408 m | 17.3 mi |
| Jaggar Peak | WSW 248° | 3,403 m | 7.1 mi |
| Geers Point | WNW 289° | 3,401 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | WSW 246° | 3,399 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pollux Peak | W 273° | 3,348 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:23 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:53 | 16:41 |
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 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wapiti 1wsw, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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