Horse Creek Mesa
Horse Creek Mesa rises to 2,442 m in Wyoming. Elk Peak stands 3,352 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Springs, a spring 1.8 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 5.9 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,442 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 6.0 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 7 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Crystal Creek Overlook · 13 mi
- Fallen City Scenic Viewpoint · 22 mi
91 named places within 25 miles
- Sunlight Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Elephant Head Rock: 4.7 mi
- Hunt Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Red Butte: 5.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 7.7 mi
- Long Park: 3.6 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 10.0 mi
- Schuler Park: 11.8 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Bull Park: 13.7 mi
- Wolf Springs: 1.8 mi
- Deer Spring: 2.6 mi
- Wheddon Spring: 6.2 mi
- Three Springs: 6.5 mi
- Reserve Spring: 7.4 mi
- Granite Creek Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Devils Leap: 13.2 mi
- Riley Point: 17.6 mi
- Spanish Point: 20.5 mi
- Weston Point: 23.0 mi
- Shell Falls: 7.7 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 16.2 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 18.9 mi
- Caboose: 19.9 mi
- Mason-Lovell Ranch: 24.1 mi
- Big Horn Basin Geoscience Center: 20.0 mi
- Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting: 20.5 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 14.8 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse Creek Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Peak | ESE 112° | 3,352 m | 21.1 mi |
| Dutch Oven Peak | SE 127° | 3,321 m | 23.5 mi |
| Dome Peak | ESE 105° | 3,294 m | 17.6 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,217 m | 20.8 mi |
| Black Rib | ESE 113° | 3,187 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bruce Mountain | ESE 103° | 3,148 m | 14.6 mi |
| Hunt Mountain | NNW 343° | 3,098 m | 4.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 90° | 3,082 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:16 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shell, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506266
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