Fort Ridge
Fort Ridge rises to 2,186 m in Wyoming. Ferris Mountain East stands 3,059 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 19 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,186 m
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
59 named places within 25 miles
- Granite Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Independence Rock: 2.9 mi
- Point of Rocks: 4.1 mi
- Sweetwater Rocks: 5.7 mi
- Sanford Benchmark: 7.3 mi
- Sweet Water River Crossing: 2.7 mi
- Soda Lake Camp: 14.6 mi
- Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 20.1 mi
- Six Mile Camp: 20.5 mi
- Fort Seminoe: 5.2 mi
- Sweetwater Monument: 6.4 mi
- Wyoming State Rest Area: 2.9 mi
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge: 11.0 mi
- Miller Spring: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Mountain East | SSW 204° | 3,059 m | 14.9 mi |
| Ferris Mountain West | SW 225° | 2,947 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bradley Peak | S 171° | 2,725 m | 20.0 mi |
| Garfield Peak | NNW 342° | 2,503 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 121° | 2,488 m | 14.8 mi |
| The Chimneys | SE 124° | 2,475 m | 17.5 mi |
| Heaths Peak | SE 126° | 2,447 m | 16.8 mi |
| McIntosh Peak | WNW 283° | 2,429 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pathfinder DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1588647 — Fort Ridge, Natrona County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356501257
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