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Housetop Mountain

Housetop Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Housetop Mountain rises to 3,171 m in Wyoming. Grand Teton stands 4,199 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Spearhead Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.

The story

Housetop Mountain (10,542 feet (3,213 m) is located in the Teton Range, Caribou-Targhee National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5915997, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.62437, -110.94744

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
  • Village Commons: 6.5 mi
  • Sherman Park: 8.1 mi
  • Brookside Park: 9.1 mi
  • Owen Bircher Park: 9.3 mi
  • Rendezvous Park: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 10.6 mi
  • Buffalo Hide: 10.6 mi
  • Trading for Moccasins: 10.7 mi
  • Arrival Over The Snake: 10.7 mi
  • Welcome to Jackson Hole: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 9.4 mi
  • Old Chimney Kiln: 9.6 mi
  • Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
Museums: 2
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Kelly Warm Springs: 16.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Housetop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grand TetonNE4,199 m10.8 mi
The EnclosureNE4,060 m10.7 mi
Middle TetonNE3,903 m10.0 mi
South TetonNE3,814 m9.1 mi
Dike PinnacleNE3,792 m10.0 mi
Bonney PinnacleNE3,774 m10.1 mi
Ice Cream ConeNE3,767 m9.2 mi
Gilkey TowerNE3,767 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5819:36
June solstice05:4320:2621:10
September equinox07:1218:4519:23
December solstice07:5516:0416:51

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202330384856646354422920
Precip in2.51.82.12.53.02.31.41.41.92.11.92.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alta 1 NNW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356506277

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