Emmons Cone
Emmons Cone rises to 2,392 m in Wyoming. Steamboat Mountain stands 2,650 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Emmons Mesa, a peak 0.3 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49028061, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2392 m
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Sweetwater County R/C Field: 14.4 mi
- Reliance Park: 15.4 mi
- Paul J. Wataha Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
- Century West Park: 19.1 mi
- Veteran's Park: 19.4 mi
- Emmons Mesa: 0.3 mi
- Hatcher Mesa: 1.1 mi
- Cabin Butte: 1.9 mi
- Zirkel Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Deer Butte: 4.1 mi
- Steamboat Rim: 14.6 mi
- White Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Tenmile Rim: 16.7 mi
- Bush Rim: 19.6 mi
- Joe Hay Rim: 24.9 mi
- Crookston Ranch Cultural Site: 11.4 mi
- Tri Territory Monument: 12.9 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 13.1 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 13.3 mi
- Salt Wells: 11.3 mi
- Winton: 11.4 mi
- Dines: 12.3 mi
- Chicken Springs: 18.9 mi
- Ox Yoke Springs: 23.5 mi
- Fifteenmile Spring: 23.7 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 19.4 mi
- US Army Tank: 19.4 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (westbound): 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emmons Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Mountain | N 360° | 2,650 m | 10.4 mi |
| South Table Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,524 m | 6.5 mi |
| Essex Mountain | NNW 335° | 2,441 m | 18.1 mi |
| Black Buttes | SSE 155° | 2,427 m | 20.0 mi |
| Cabin Butte | W 273° | 2,425 m | 1.9 mi |
| Pilot Butte | WSW 239° | 2,423 m | 23.2 mi |
| North Table Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,419 m | 7.6 mi |
| Deer Butte | WNW 286° | 2,401 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:04 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs AP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356501008
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- Rock Springs · 20 mi
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