Jackson Peak
Jackson Peak rises to 4,114 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fremont Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Jackson Peak 13,523 feet (4,122 m) is the eighth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming and the seventh-highest in the Wind River Range. The Bull Lake Glacier is located immediately north and east of the mountain. Situated on the Continental Divide, Jackson Peak is .75 miles (1.21 km) southeast of Fremont Peak.
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Wikidata Q6117316, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,114 m
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fremont Peak: 0.8 mi
- Mount Sacagawea: 1.6 mi
- Harrower Peak: 1.8 mi
- Knife Point Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Elephant Head: 2.2 mi
- Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 21.4 mi
- Split Diamond Park: 21.5 mi
- Burzlander Park: 21.5 mi
- Trails Creek Park: 21.7 mi
- Wrangler Park: 21.9 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 3.5 mi
- Greeley Point: 10.2 mi
- Granite Peak: 11.2 mi
- Little Brown Point: 12.7 mi
- White Rock: 14.4 mi
- Water slide: 3.7 mi
- North Fork Falls: 17.4 mi
- Bomber Falls: 18.1 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
- Museum of the Mountain Man: 21.4 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Jackson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | NNW 330° | 4,206 m | 5.2 mi |
| Fremont Peak | WNW 296° | 4,177 m | 0.8 mi |
| Turret Peak | NNW 346° | 4,147 m | 3.2 mi |
| Doublet Peak | NNW 336° | 4,143 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Helen | NNW 327° | 4,128 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Sacagawea | NW 317° | 4,119 m | 1.6 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | NNW 335° | 4,115 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bastion Peak | NNW 333° | 4,103 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:19 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 27 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 26 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinedale, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506310
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