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Flat Top

Flat Top, seen from above at true elevation

Flat Top rises to 1,953 m in Wyoming. Muddy Mountain stands 2,521 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company., a attraction 3.8 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 4.5 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49029456, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,953 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.61718, -106.72282

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
Parks: 16
Attractions: 5
  • Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 3.8 mi
  • Red Buttes Crossing: 14.4 mi
  • Emigrant Gap: 18.3 mi
  • Telegraph Road Camp: 18.7 mi
  • Sweet Water River Crossing: 22.3 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Shirley Basin Rest Area: 22.3 mi
  • Wyoming State Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Muddy MountainE2,521 m24.5 mi
Pyramid PeakSSW2,488 m20.5 mi
The ChimneysSSW2,475 m22.0 mi
Heaths PeakSSW2,447 m22.1 mi
Chalk MountainSE2,434 m22.7 mi
Casper MountainENE2,390 m22.7 mi
Tops BenchmarkSSW2,351 m18.0 mi
Sagehen HillWNW2,345 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3020:0620:49
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3415:5116:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252636435263727060473626
Precip in0.60.50.81.21.91.40.71.10.81.10.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pathfinder DAM, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356501179

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