Peak · Wyoming
Lake Mountain
Lake Mountain rises to 2,968 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2968 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.14053, -106.13890
- 11.9 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Iron Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Muddy Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Somber Hill: 5.3 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Sugarloaf: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Dan Birkholz Memorial: 12.7 mi
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 16.4 mi
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 17.3 mi
- Fire Lookout: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 16.9 mi
Parks: 1
- Pelton Park: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Old Roach: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Lake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Bow Peak | NNW 329° | 3,639 m | 17.8 mi |
| Gap Point | NNW 332° | 3,585 m | 18.4 mi |
| Browns Peak | NNW 335° | 3,567 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 330° | 3,472 m | 17.2 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | NNW 344° | 3,391 m | 19.0 mi |
| Silver Benchmark | NW 318° | 3,318 m | 16.6 mi |
| Shipman Mountain | S 172° | 3,294 m | 21.8 mi |
| Woolf Benchmark | N 356° | 3,245 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 30 | 23 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centennial 1NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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