Horse Creek Hogback
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. 122 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
- 2,237 m
How to reach it
122 named places within 25 miles
- Iron Benchmark: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Top: 4.6 mi
- Pine Top: 4.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 5.0 mi
- Eagle Hill: 5.3 mi
- 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
- Breakin' Through: 19.6 mi
- Fanning a Twister: 19.6 mi
- Wyoming Cowboy: 19.6 mi
- Cowboy Tough: 19.7 mi
- Chief Washakie: 20.1 mi
- 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
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument: 18.1 mi
- Matthew Shepard Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Fort Sanders Guardhouse: 22.5 mi
- Ames Monument: 23.8 mi
- Pope Springs: 20.2 mi
- Soldier Spring: 21.3 mi
- Sybille Springs: 22.2 mi
- Simpson Springs: 23.4 mi
- Laramie Plains Museum: 20.7 mi
- Laramie Historic Railroad Depot and Museum: 21.1 mi
- Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site: 21.7 mi
- Sherman Summit: 18.2 mi
- Hecla: 20.7 mi
- "W" Marker: 19.4 mi
- Tree Rock: 22.8 mi
- Summit Rest Area and Visitor Center: 18.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 19.4 mi
- Blair Picnic Site: 19.9 mi
- Penstemon Garden: 20.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,751 m | 17.2 mi |
| Leg Benchmark | SSW 208° | 2,749 m | 17.3 mi |
| Crow Benchmark | SW 215° | 2,708 m | 18.5 mi |
| Pilot Hill | SW 229° | 2,691 m | 14.9 mi |
| Point Crawford | SSW 206° | 2,673 m | 18.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSW 201° | 2,651 m | 19.4 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,632 m | 19.1 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,618 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:50 | 16:35 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laramie 4SE, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356501775
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