Lava Mountain
Lava Mountain rises to 3,176 m in Wyoming. Younts Peak stands 3,691 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Knob, a peak 2.7 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,176 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Knob: 2.7 mi
- Barbers Point: 3.9 mi
- Sublette Peak: 5.1 mi
- Two Ocean Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Saint John Overlook: 5.4 mi
- Brooks Lake Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 20.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 20.8 mi
- Upper North Fork Falls: 21.4 mi
- Lower North Fork Falls: 21.4 mi
- Breccia Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Lincoln Point: 22.5 mi
- Big Springs: 17.1 mi
- Dubois Museum: 21.5 mi
- National BigHorn Sheep Center: 21.5 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Lava Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Younts Peak | NNE 21° | 3,691 m | 22.6 mi |
| Thorofare Mountain | NNE 24° | 3,663 m | 23.1 mi |
| The Ramshorn | ENE 66° | 3,625 m | 15.5 mi |
| Raggedtop Mountain | NE 55° | 3,605 m | 19.5 mi |
| Ramshorn Peak | ENE 78° | 3,509 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pinnacle Buttes | NE 36° | 3,504 m | 6.1 mi |
| Union Peak | SE 142° | 3,501 m | 19.5 mi |
| Wall Mountain | NE 34° | 3,498 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:00 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 34 | 20 | 10 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darwin RCH, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506350
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