Klondike Peak
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Klondike Peak rises to 3,977 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the south-southeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pedestal Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Klondike Peak (13,120 ft (4,000 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Situated 4 mi (6.4 km) north of Gannett Peak, Klondike Peak is within the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest and west of the Continental Divide. The summit of Klondike Peak is partially capped by a small glacier and the northwest flank of the peak is the origination point of J Glacier, while Sourdough Glacier lies just to the northeast. Klondike Peak is the 26th tallest peak in Wyoming.
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Wikidata Q15238659, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3977 m
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pedestal Peak: 1.2 mi
- Flagstone Peak: 1.6 mi
- Yukon Peak: 2.0 mi
- Mount Solitude: 2.2 mi
- Bastion Peak: 2.4 mi
- Granite Peak: 4.3 mi
- Greeley Point: 5.9 mi
- White Rock: 6.3 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- White Point: 17.9 mi
- Water slide: 10.1 mi
- Bomber Falls: 11.0 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 19.0 mi
- Dubois Museum: 20.9 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 16.1 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 17.1 mi
- National BigHorn Sheep Center: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Klondike Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | SSE 155° | 4,206 m | 4.0 mi |
| Fremont Peak | SSE 155° | 4,177 m | 8.5 mi |
| Turret Peak | SE 145° | 4,147 m | 6.1 mi |
| Doublet Peak | SSE 150° | 4,143 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Helen | SSE 154° | 4,128 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Sacagawea | SSE 155° | 4,119 m | 7.6 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | SSE 151° | 4,115 m | 5.8 mi |
| Jackson Peak | SSE 152° | 4,114 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:20 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:00 | 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 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1600745 — Klondike Peak, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506327
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