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Half Moon Mountain

Half Moon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Half Moon Mountain rises to 2,652 m in Wyoming. Fremont Peak stands 4,177 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fortification Mountain, a peak 4.3 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034568, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2652 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.90550, -109.74376

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 7
  • Burzlander Park: 6.1 mi
  • Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Wrangler Park: 6.6 mi
  • Boyd Skinner Park: 6.8 mi
  • Split Diamond Park: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • North Fork Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Water slide: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Half Moon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fremont PeakNNE 23°4,177 m16.4 mi
Mount HelenNNE 19°4,128 m17.9 mi
Mount SacagaweaNNE 21°4,119 m17.1 mi
Jackson PeakNNE 26°4,114 m16.4 mi
The SphinxNNE 15°4,024 m18.6 mi
American Legion PeakNNE 13°4,002 m17.2 mi
Miriam PeakNNE 16°3,994 m18.5 mi
Split MountainNNE 11°3,989 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:4120:1921:02
September equinox07:0718:4119:18
December solstice07:4816:0216:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151727374655615951402616
Precip in0.70.80.71.11.91.40.91.01.20.90.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinedale, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1600170 — Half Moon Mountain, Sublette County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356506213

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