Horse Mountain
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. 119 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
- 2,371 m
How to reach it
119 named places within 25 miles
- Bare Knob: 2.3 mi
- Green Top Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Powell Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Ragged Top Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Isley Benchmark: 4.7 mi
- 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
- Breakin' Through: 14.4 mi
- Wyoming Cowboy: 14.5 mi
- Fanning a Twister: 14.5 mi
- Cowboy Tough: 14.6 mi
- Octogon Graffiti Umbrella: 14.9 mi
- 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
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument: 12.3 mi
- Matthew Shepard Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Fort Sanders Guardhouse: 17.1 mi
- Ames Monument: 18.2 mi
- Pope Springs: 14.6 mi
- Soldier Spring: 15.7 mi
- Simpson Springs: 17.7 mi
- Sybille Springs: 23.9 mi
- Laramie Plains Museum: 15.6 mi
- Laramie Historic Railroad Depot and Museum: 16.0 mi
- Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site: 16.6 mi
- Sherman Summit: 12.3 mi
- Hecla: 17.2 mi
- "W" Marker: 14.4 mi
- Tree Rock: 17.5 mi
- Summit Rest Area and Visitor Center: 12.2 mi
- Blair Picnic Site: 14.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 14.7 mi
- Penstemon Garden: 15.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole Mountain | SSW 203° | 2,751 m | 11.5 mi |
| Leg Benchmark | SSW 204° | 2,749 m | 11.5 mi |
| Crow Benchmark | SW 214° | 2,708 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pilot Hill | SW 236° | 2,691 m | 9.2 mi |
| Point Crawford | SSW 201° | 2,673 m | 12.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,651 m | 13.9 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,632 m | 13.6 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NW 319° | 2,618 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:51 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356501786
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