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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
3171 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: 9
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
Gardens: 3
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 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 TetonNE 42°4,199 m10.8 mi
The EnclosureNE 41°4,060 m10.7 mi
Middle TetonNE 43°3,903 m10.0 mi
South TetonNE 45°3,814 m9.1 mi
Dike PinnacleNE 44°3,792 m10.0 mi
Bonney PinnacleNE 43°3,773.5 m10.1 mi
Ice Cream ConeNE 45°3,767 m9.2 mi
Gilkey TowerNE 45°3,767 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 5080 °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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