Knife Point Mountain
Knife Point Mountain rises to 3,891 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Harrower Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Knife Point Mountain (13,007 ft (3,965 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Situated 2.7 mi (4.3 km) southeast of Fremont Peak, Knife Point Mountain is on the Continental Divide. North of Knife Point Mountain is the origination point of Knife Point Glacier, while Harrower Glacier lies just to the west. Knife Point Mountain is the 32nd tallest peak in Wyoming.
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Wikidata Q16893544, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3891 m
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Harrower Peak: 1.0 mi
- Elephant Head: 1.8 mi
- Jackson Peak: 1.9 mi
- The Fortress: 2.5 mi
- Fremont Peak: 2.7 mi
- Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 21.2 mi
- Burzlander Park: 21.3 mi
- Split Diamond Park: 21.4 mi
- Trails Creek Park: 21.6 mi
- Wrangler Park: 21.7 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 1.8 mi
- Little Brown Point: 11.9 mi
- Greeley Point: 12.1 mi
- Granite Peak: 13.1 mi
- White Rock: 16.3 mi
- Water slide: 4.5 mi
- North Fork Falls: 15.8 mi
- Bomber Falls: 19.5 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
- Museum of the Mountain Man: 21.2 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Knife Point Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | NNW 326° | 4,206 m | 7.0 mi |
| Fremont Peak | NW 310° | 4,177 m | 2.7 mi |
| Turret Peak | NNW 335° | 4,147 m | 5.0 mi |
| Doublet Peak | NNW 329° | 4,143 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Helen | NW 322° | 4,128 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Sacagawea | NW 317° | 4,119 m | 3.5 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | NNW 328° | 4,115 m | 5.2 mi |
| Jackson Peak | NW 316° | 4,114 m | 1.9 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 | 19:17 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1600750 — Knife Point Mountain, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506329
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