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Essex Mountain

Essex Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Essex Mountain rises to 2,441 m in Wyoming. Steamboat Mountain stands 2,650 m to the southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Steamboat Rim, a cliff 3.9 miles away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028218, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2441 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.05496, -109.11540

40 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Ox Yoke Springs: 6.5 mi
  • Fifteenmile Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Chicken Springs: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 2
  • Bicentennial Park: 16.5 mi
  • Big Sandy Park: 17.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Essex Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steamboat MountainSE 129°2,650 m9.8 mi
South Table MountainSSE 152°2,524 m11.7 mi
Cabin ButteSSE 161°2,425 m17.3 mi
North Table MountainSSE 153°2,419 m10.6 mi
Pacific ButteNNE 28°2,403 m21.3 mi
Deer ButteSSE 166°2,401 m15.8 mi
Emmons ConeSSE 155°2,392 m18.1 mi
Hatcher MesaSSE 153°2,336 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:4220:1420:56
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:4216:0316:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121428384857646252402614
Precip in0.30.30.50.81.51.10.50.70.80.60.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farson 2nne, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1588335 — Essex Mountain, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356501034

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