Junk Hill
Junk Hill rises to 2,340 m in Wyoming. Ferris Mountain East stands 3,059 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 7.1 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49040486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2340 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
53 named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bradley Peak: 2.8 mi
- Windy Ridge: 6.4 mi
- Table Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Ferris Mountain East: 9.2 mi
- Coal Creek Rim: 10.2 mi
- Boggy Meadows Rim: 15.5 mi
- Brown Canyon Rim: 21.5 mi
- Coyote Springs Rim: 24.0 mi
- Fourmile Point: 24.5 mi
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge: 17.9 mi
- Headquarters Park: 22.6 mi
- Bear Park: 24.8 mi
- Fort Seminoe: 17.9 mi
- Sweetwater Monument: 18.7 mi
- Sweet Water River Crossing: 19.9 mi
- Wyoming State Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Junk Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Mountain East | WNW 292° | 3,059 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ferris Mountain West | WNW 291° | 2,947 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bradley Peak | SSE 163° | 2,725 m | 2.8 mi |
| Sailor Benchmark | ESE 107° | 2,525 m | 16.1 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NE 48° | 2,488 m | 13.9 mi |
| The Chimneys | ENE 60° | 2,475 m | 14.0 mi |
| Heaths Peak | ENE 57° | 2,447 m | 13.4 mi |
| Windy Ridge | SSW 201° | 2,415 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 50 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seminoe Rsvr Usbr, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1590262 — Junk Hill, Carbon County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356502176
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