Fremont Peak
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Fremont Peak rises to 4,177 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the north-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Fremont Peak is the third highest peak in the state of Wyoming, surpassed only by Gannett Peak and Grand Teton, and straddles the boundary between Fremont and Sublette counties in the Wind River Range. It is named for American explorer John C. Frémont who climbed the peak with Charles Preuss and Johnny Janisse from August 13 to August 15, 1842. Kit Carson had been with the climbing party on its first attempt at the peak, but had gone back for supplies the day Fremont and his men reached the summit. Carson is thought by some to have been the first to climb neighboring Jackson Peak. At that time, Fremont Peak was mistakenly thought to be the highest mountain in the Rocky Mountains, although there are actually over 100 higher peaks in the Rocky Mountain range.
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Wikidata Q3382302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4177 m
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Jackson Peak: 0.8 mi
- Mount Sacagawea: 0.9 mi
- Mount Helen: 1.9 mi
- Henderson Peak: 2.3 mi
- Harrower Peak: 2.4 mi
- Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 21.2 mi
- Split Diamond Park: 21.3 mi
- Burzlander Park: 21.4 mi
- Trails Creek Park: 21.5 mi
- Wrangler Park: 21.8 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 4.3 mi
- Greeley Point: 9.4 mi
- Granite Peak: 10.4 mi
- Little Brown Point: 12.9 mi
- White Rock: 13.6 mi
- Water slide: 3.3 mi
- Bomber Falls: 17.7 mi
- North Fork Falls: 17.9 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
- Museum of the Mountain Man: 21.3 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 24.9 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Fremont Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | NNW 336° | 4,206 m | 4.5 mi |
| Turret Peak | N 359° | 4,147 m | 2.8 mi |
| Doublet Peak | NNW 348° | 4,143 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Helen | NNW 340° | 4,128 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Sacagawea | NNW 337° | 4,119 m | 0.9 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | NNW 345° | 4,115 m | 2.8 mi |
| Jackson Peak | ESE 116° | 4,114 m | 0.8 mi |
| Bastion Peak | NNW 337° | 4,103 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:19 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
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 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 26 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinedale, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1599856 — Fremont Peak, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506151
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