Horse Peak
Horse Peak rises to 2,293 m in Wyoming. Shirley Benchmark stands 2,792 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 12 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2293 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
49 named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Twin Buttes: 9.6 mi
- Haystack Buttes: 10.4 mi
- Point of Rocks: 13.1 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 5.7 mi
- Fourmile Point: 9.8 mi
- Smith Creek Rim: 20.3 mi
- Dugway Rim: 21.3 mi
- Bear Park: 17.1 mi
- Headquarters Park: 19.7 mi
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge: 21.3 mi
- Beartrap Meadow County Park: 24.5 mi
- Little Rock Spring: 19.1 mi
- Deer Spring: 21.2 mi
- Shirley Basin Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Shirley Basin: 16.2 mi
- Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 17.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Historical Marker: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Benchmark | SSW 192° | 2,792 m | 16.6 mi |
| Quealy Benchmark | S 189° | 2,791 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 185° | 2,700 m | 19.4 mi |
| High Benchmark | S 183° | 2,698 m | 18.7 mi |
| Windy Hill | SSE 155° | 2,533 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sullivan Benchmark | SSE 163° | 2,526 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sailor Benchmark | SW 219° | 2,525 m | 23.1 mi |
| Muddy Mountain | NNE 32° | 2,521 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bates Creek #2, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356501794
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