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Horse Creek Hogback

Horse Creek Hogback, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Creek Hogback rises to 2,237 m in Wyoming. Pole Mountain stands 2,751 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Benchmark, a peak 0.8 miles away. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037182, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2237 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.45303, -105.23776

123 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
Parks: 25
  • Kiowa Park: 18.3 mi
  • Imperial Heights Park: 18.5 mi
  • Little League & Softball Complex: 19.2 mi
  • Scout Park: 19.2 mi
  • Multipurpose Fields: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 11
  • The Dark Side: 13.3 mi
  • Plumb Line Crag Upper Tier: 20.9 mi
  • Plumb Line Crag Lower Tier: 20.9 mi
  • The Citadel Crag: 21.1 mi
  • The Clamshell: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 5
Springs: 4
  • Pope Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Sybille Springs: 22.2 mi
  • Simpson Springs: 23.4 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse Creek Hogback. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pole MountainSSW 207°2,751 m17.2 mi
Leg BenchmarkSSW 208°2,749 m17.3 mi
Crow BenchmarkSW 215°2,708 m18.5 mi
Pilot HillSW 229°2,691 m14.9 mi
Point CrawfordSSW 206°2,673 m18.6 mi
Green MountainSSW 201°2,651 m19.4 mi
Twin MountainSSW 200°2,632 m19.1 mi
Baldy MountainWNW 296°2,618 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:2819:5720:39
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2515:5016:35

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533394859676458443324
Precip in0.40.50.81.42.01.51.61.11.91.00.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laramie 4SE, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356501775

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