Langford Cairn
Langford Cairn rises to 2,680 m in Wyoming. Fortress Mountain stands 3,675 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrace Point, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,680 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Stevenson: 4.9 mi
- Colter Peak: 5.4 mi
- First Peoples Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Mount Schurz: 6.7 mi
- Mount Langford: 6.7 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Steamboat Point Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Sand Point Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Terrace Point: 1.0 mi
- Signal Point: 6.8 mi
- Plover Point: 7.8 mi
- Park Point: 8.0 mi
- Elk Point: 10.0 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 18.7 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 18.8 mi
- Seismograph Pool: 18.8 mi
- Surging Spring: 18.8 mi
- Perforated Pool: 18.8 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 13.9 mi
- Venting Pool: 18.7 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 18.7 mi
- Thumb Paint Pots: 18.8 mi
- Ledge Spring: 18.8 mi
- Eagle Pass: 10.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 17.9 mi
- West Thumb Geyser Basin: 18.9 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 18.9 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 20.5 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 9.2 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 9.4 mi
- Basin Creek: 17.2 mi
- Plateau Falls: 12.5 mi
- Lewis Falls: 21.9 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 24.0 mi
- Fire Memorial: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Langford Cairn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortress Mountain | E 90° | 3,675 m | 20.2 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | E 100° | 3,591 m | 19.1 mi |
| Ishawooa Cone | ESE 112° | 3,576 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | E 95° | 3,469 m | 12.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | E 98° | 3,460 m | 9.0 mi |
| Chaos Mountain | ESE 106° | 3,455 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sheep Mesa | E 87° | 3,413 m | 19.3 mi |
| Sleeping Giant Mountain | NE 54° | 3,408 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:57 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 37 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone NP E ENT, 14 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505719
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- Yellowstone National Park · 26 mi
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