Henderson Peak
More photographs at the Wikimedia Commons category.
Henderson Peak rises to 3,977 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the north, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is American Legion Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Henderson Peak (13,121 ft (3,999 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Situated .70 mi (1.13 km) south of American Legion Peak, Henderson Peak is the 25th tallest peak in Wyoming. Henderson Peak is near the northwest end of the valley known as Titcomb Basin, in the heart of the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q16892238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3977 m
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- American Legion Peak: 0.7 mi
- Winifred Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mount Arrowhead: 1.0 mi
- Bow Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Twin Peaks: 1.6 mi
- Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 20.8 mi
- Split Diamond Park: 20.8 mi
- Burzlander Park: 21.0 mi
- Trails Creek Park: 21.1 mi
- American Legion Park: 21.4 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Greeley Point: 7.1 mi
- Granite Peak: 8.2 mi
- White Rock: 11.5 mi
- Little Brown Point: 13.5 mi
- Water slide: 3.2 mi
- Bomber Falls: 17.1 mi
- North Fork Falls: 19.4 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
- Museum of the Mountain Man: 20.9 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 24.6 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Henderson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | N 6° | 4,206 m | 3.3 mi |
| Fremont Peak | ESE 112° | 4,177 m | 2.3 mi |
| Turret Peak | NE 49° | 4,147 m | 2.8 mi |
| Doublet Peak | NE 42° | 4,143 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Helen | ENE 58° | 4,128 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Sacagawea | E 92° | 4,119 m | 1.8 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | NE 39° | 4,115 m | 2.3 mi |
| Jackson Peak | ESE 113° | 4,114 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1600294 — Henderson Peak, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506238
Take the scenic way to Henderson Peak.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.