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Jelm Mountain

Jelm Mountain, a peak in Wyoming
Jelm Mountain, a peak in WyomingTony Webster · CC BY 2.0

Jelm Mountain rises to 2,943 m in Wyoming. Browns Peak stands 3,567 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 1.9 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

The story

Jelm Mountain (elevation: 9,656 feet (2,943 m)) is located in the Albany County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The nearest settlement is Woods Landing-Jelm. Its summit is the site of the Wyoming Infrared Observatory.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49039670, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2943 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.09720, -105.97667

Overlooks nearby

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
Parks: 9
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Simpson Springs: 23.2 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Women’s History statue: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jelm Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Browns PeakNW 320°3,567 m24.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNW 316°3,472 m24.7 mi
Silver BenchmarkNW 308°3,318 m24.8 mi
Shipman MountainSSW 196°3,294 m19.3 mi
Rock Creek PointNNW 336°3,233 m23.7 mi
Deadman HillSSE 152°3,196 m22.4 mi
Little Bald MountainSE 145°3,175 m20.1 mi
Bull MountainSSE 149°3,074 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3219:5920:41
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2615:5516:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212230364555615951402921
Precip in0.60.71.11.61.71.61.41.41.41.10.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hohnholz RCH, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356502084

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