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Horse Mountain

Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Mountain rises to 2,371 m in Wyoming. Pole Mountain stands 2,751 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bare Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2371 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.38526, -105.30498

120 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Parks: 24
  • Imperial Heights Park: 13.1 mi
  • Kiowa Park: 13.1 mi
  • Rotary Clubs Park: 13.9 mi
  • Little League & Softball Complex: 14.1 mi
  • Multipurpose Fields: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 11
  • The Dark Side: 9.0 mi
  • Plumb Line Crag Upper Tier: 15.8 mi
  • Plumb Line Crag Lower Tier: 15.8 mi
  • Rat Brain: Fantasia Wall: 15.8 mi
  • Skull Rock: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
Springs: 4
  • Pope Springs: 14.6 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Simpson Springs: 17.7 mi
  • Sybille Springs: 23.9 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pole MountainSSW 203°2,751 m11.5 mi
Leg BenchmarkSSW 204°2,749 m11.5 mi
Crow BenchmarkSW 214°2,708 m12.7 mi
Pilot HillSW 236°2,691 m9.2 mi
Point CrawfordSSW 201°2,673 m12.9 mi
Green MountainSSW 194°2,651 m13.9 mi
Twin MountainSSW 192°2,632 m13.6 mi
Baldy MountainNW 319°2,618 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:14
June solstice05:2919:5720:39
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2515:5116:35

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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356501786

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