Fortress Mountain
Fortress Mountain rises to 3,675 m in Wyoming. Dead Indian Peak stands 3,703 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mesa, a peak 1.4 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
Fortress Mountain (12,090 ft (3,690 m)) is located in the Absaroka Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Fortress Mountain is 1 mi (1.6 km) south of Sheep Mesa, a subpeak along the mesa that is 500 ft (150 m) lower in altitude. The headwaters of Cabin Creek are on the east slopes of Fortress Mountain, while those for Sheep Creek are on the northwest.
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Wikidata Q14714722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,675 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Mesa: 1.4 mi
- Coxcomb Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Battlement Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Double Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Clayton Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 8.8 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- The Palisades: 8.6 mi
- Terrace Point: 21.2 mi
- Signal Point: 24.8 mi
- Fire Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Eagle Pass: 10.2 mi
- North Fork Shoshone River Access: 20.9 mi
- Plateau Falls: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Fortress Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Indian Peak | NNE 26° | 3,703 m | 20.8 mi |
| Needle Mountain | SSE 154° | 3,686 m | 20.8 mi |
| Ptarmigan Mountain | E 82° | 3,665 m | 9.8 mi |
| Citadel Mountain | E 90° | 3,617 m | 11.4 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | SSW 204° | 3,591 m | 3.5 mi |
| Ishawooa Cone | S 186° | 3,576 m | 7.8 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | SW 215° | 3,549 m | 6.7 mi |
| Clouds Home Peak | SSE 153° | 3,537 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:23 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:55 | 16:43 |
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 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 19 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pahaska, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506140
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