Laramie Peak
Laramie Peak rises to 3,059 m in Wyoming. Eagle Peak stands 2,784 m to the west, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Laramie Peak Is the highest and most prominent peak in the Laramie Range of Wyoming. With a peak elevation of 10,275 feet (3,132 m), it is the only peak in the Laramie Range to exceed an elevation of 10,000 feet (3,000 m). It can be seen from great distances from both sides of the Laramie Range including from around 100 miles (160 km) away at the top of the Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska and in the Wyoming towns of Wheatland, Douglas, Rock River, and immediately outside the cities of Laramie and Cheyenne.
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Wikidata Q1805864, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3059 m
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Haystack Peaks: 2.7 mi
- Bear Head Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Eagle Peak: 3.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Friend Park: 2.6 mi
- Friend Park: 3.1 mi
- Elk Park: 5.2 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 21.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 25.0 mi
- Cottonwood Falls: 10.9 mi
- Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Laramie Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | W 267° | 2,784 m | 3.8 mi |
| Windy Peak | WNW 287° | 2,735 m | 6.9 mi |
| Jack Squirrel Peak | WSW 247° | 2,699 m | 5.0 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,667 m | 4.3 mi |
| South Mountain | SW 224° | 2,664 m | 2.5 mi |
| Beaver Mountain | W 281° | 2,645 m | 6.1 mi |
| Slick Mountain | W 273° | 2,645 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bar M Mountain | W 278° | 2,631 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Double Four RCH, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1600839 — Laramie Peak, Albany County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506346
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