Hurricane Mesa
Hurricane Mesa rises to 3,191 m in Wyoming. Pilot Peak stands 3,512 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Kuchunteka’a Toyavi, a peak 3.8 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
mesa in Park County, Wyoming, United States
Wikidata Q49038134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3191 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
- 25.0 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Crazy Creek · 7 mi
- Falls · 8 mi
- Pilot & Index · 8 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kuchunteka’a Toyavi: 3.8 mi
- Indian Peak: 5.4 mi
- Jim Smith Peak: 6.0 mi
- Hunter Peak: 6.6 mi
- Hoodoo Peak: 8.3 mi
- Crazy Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- Beartooth Falls: 11.6 mi
- Impasse Falls: 19.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 22.7 mi
- Reef Creek: 11.9 mi
- Soda Butte Creek: 15.0 mi
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Sunlight Creek Picnic Site: 19.1 mi
- Willow Park: 8.4 mi
- Cooke City Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- Cathedral Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Sunlight Falls: 17.0 mi
- Clay Butte Lookout: 11.0 mi
- Soda Butte Cone: 17.2 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 12.9 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 13.6 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 14.2 mi
- Wahb spring: 15.3 mi
- Rock Creek Vista Point: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Hurricane Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Peak | NNW 337° | 3,512 m | 9.7 mi |
| Lonesome Mountain | NE 41° | 3,453 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Rosebud | N 6° | 3,409 m | 16.8 mi |
| Geers Point | SSE 157° | 3,401 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pollux Peak | SSW 206° | 3,348 m | 13.9 mi |
| Notch Mountain | SSW 203° | 3,332 m | 16.3 mi |
| Abiathar Peak | NW 309° | 3,331 m | 14.3 mi |
| Indian Peak | SSW 207° | 3,329 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:25 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:53 | 16:42 |
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 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver Gate, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1604337 — Hurricane Mesa, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356507218
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