Independent Mountain
Independent Mountain rises to 3,536 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Crows Nest, a peak 1.9 miles away. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49038378, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,536 m
How to reach it
91 named places within 25 miles
- Crows Nest: 1.9 mi
- Temple Peak: 3.2 mi
- East Temple Peak: 4.2 mi
- Mount Nystrom: 4.7 mi
- Wind River Peak: 4.7 mi
- The Diving Board: 4.0 mi
- Sharks Nose: 8.9 mi
- Suicide Point: 16.0 mi
- Fair Field: 18.1 mi
- Sherwood Point: 18.4 mi
- Tayo Park: 6.4 mi
- Sinks Canyon State Park: 19.9 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 22.6 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 16.0 mi
- North Fork Falls: 23.1 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- The Sinks: 20.1 mi
- The Rise: 20.4 mi
- South Pass City: 23.4 mi
- South Pass Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Independent Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | NE 37° | 4,022 m | 4.7 mi |
| Temple Peak | NNE 13° | 3,958 m | 3.2 mi |
| Little El Capitan | NNE 32° | 3,909 m | 4.9 mi |
| East Temple Peak | NNE 20° | 3,822 m | 4.2 mi |
| Washakie Peak | NNW 342° | 3,811 m | 11.6 mi |
| Atlantic Peak | ESE 105° | 3,808 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | N 359° | 3,800 m | 7.5 mi |
| Lizard Head Peak | N 356° | 3,799 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 15 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Pass City, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1600486 — Independent Mountain, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506289
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