Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain rises to 2,081 m in Wyoming. Ferris Mountain East stands 3,059 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Ridge, a peak 1.6 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 20 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49032806, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2081 m
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
65 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Ridge: 1.6 mi
- Independence Rock: 3.2 mi
- Point of Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Sweetwater Rocks: 4.2 mi
- Sweetwater Rocks: 5.3 mi
- Sweet Water River Crossing: 3.2 mi
- Soda Lake Camp: 13.1 mi
- Six Mile Camp: 19.0 mi
- Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 21.6 mi
- Fort Seminoe: 3.7 mi
- Sweetwater Monument: 4.9 mi
- Wyoming State Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- Miller Spring: 12.4 mi
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge: 12.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Mountain East | SSW 199° | 3,059 m | 14.0 mi |
| Ferris Mountain West | SW 222° | 2,947 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bradley Peak | SSE 166° | 2,725 m | 20.1 mi |
| Garfield Peak | NNW 346° | 2,503 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 117° | 2,488 m | 16.0 mi |
| The Chimneys | ESE 121° | 2,475 m | 18.7 mi |
| Heaths Peak | ESE 122° | 2,447 m | 17.9 mi |
| McIntosh Peak | WNW 285° | 2,429 m | 19.6 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 | 18:31 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1589036 — Granite Mountain, Natrona County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356501500
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