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Heap Steep Peak

Heap Steep Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Heap Steep Peak rises to 3,917 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the west-northwest, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is East Sentinel, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3917 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.17412, -109.62126

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 8
  • Salt Barrels Park: 21.7 mi
  • Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 24.0 mi
  • Split Diamond Park: 24.0 mi
  • Burzlander Park: 24.2 mi
  • Trails Creek Park: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Water slide: 6.2 mi
  • Bomber Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Bull Lake Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 21.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gypsum Spring: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Heap Steep Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gannett PeakWNW 293°4,206 m1.8 mi
Fremont PeakS 177°4,177 m3.4 mi
Turret PeakS 169°4,147 m0.7 mi
Doublet PeakSSW 209°4,143 m0.9 mi
Mount HelenSSW 197°4,128 m1.7 mi
Mount SacagaweaS 184°4,119 m2.6 mi
Dinwoody PeakSW 216°4,115 m0.9 mi
Jackson PeakSSE 166°4,114 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:31
June solstice05:4020:1921:03
September equinox07:0618:4019:18
December solstice07:4816:0016:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635415058656354433224
Precip in0.10.30.41.12.11.20.70.61.00.70.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burris, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1600273 — Heap Steep Peak, Fremont County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356506233

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