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.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49038378, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3536 m
How to reach it
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
- Garden: 22.6 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 24.1 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
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 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° | 4,022.1 m | 4.7 mi |
| Temple Peak | NNE 13° | 3,958 m | 3.2 mi |
| Little El Capitan | NNE 32° | 3,908.6 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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