Skip to content

Jack Squirrel Peak

Jack Squirrel Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Jack Squirrel Peak rises to 2,699 m in Wyoming. Laramie Peak stands 3,059 m to the east-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Jay Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2699 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.23941, -105.53277

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 15.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Jack Squirrel Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laramie PeakENE 67°3,059 m5.0 mi
Eagle PeakNNE 23°2,784 m1.9 mi
Windy PeakNNW 333°2,735 m4.5 mi
Eagle MountainNNE 22°2,667 m1.1 mi
South MountainE 86°2,664 m2.9 mi
Fortymile PeakWNW 301°2,663 m12.0 mi
Beaver MountainNNW 335°2,645 m3.4 mi
Slick MountainWNW 302°2,645 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:15
June solstice05:2720:0020:43
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2815:4816:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836425059666456443427
Precip in0.30.70.92.12.82.41.31.11.51.00.90.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Double Four RCH, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1590018 — Jack Squirrel Peak, Albany County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356502062

More peaks in Wyoming

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Jack Squirrel Peak.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens