Hunt Mountain
Hunt Mountain rises to 3,098 m in Wyoming. Elk Peak stands 3,352 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bald Mountain, a peak 3.3 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 2.2 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49038020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3098 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 10.7 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 15.2 mi off the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 2 mi
- Observation Point · 2 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
96 named places within 25 miles
- Little Bald Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Horse Creek Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Rooster Hill: 6.7 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Wheddon Spring: 3.6 mi
- Wolf Springs: 6.2 mi
- Wolf Springs: 6.2 mi
- Wolf Springs: 6.2 mi
- Deer Spring: 7.1 mi
- Long Park: 7.6 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 8.2 mi
- Schuler Park: 9.2 mi
- Bull Park: 11.4 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Granite Creek Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 11.7 mi
- Shell Falls: 12.0 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 14.3 mi
- Riley Point: 14.7 mi
- Devils Leap: 17.8 mi
- Spanish Point: 24.9 mi
- Mason-Lovell Ranch: 21.0 mi
- Caboose: 22.0 mi
- Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting: 22.0 mi
- Big Horn Basin Geoscience Center: 22.0 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 10.6 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 12.6 mi
- Kane: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hunt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Peak | ESE 121° | 3,352 m | 24.4 mi |
| Dome Peak | ESE 116° | 3,294 m | 20.5 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | ESE 119° | 3,217 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bruce Mountain | ESE 117° | 3,148 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 104° | 3,082 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 320° | 3,062 m | 5.7 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | NW 311° | 3,038 m | 9.4 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SE 127° | 3,027 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:16 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:45 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burgess Junction, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356507461
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