Medicine Bow Peak
Medicine Bow Peak rises to 3,639 m in Wyoming. Gap Point stands 3,585 m to the northeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Medicine Bow Peak (12,018 ft (3,663 m)) is the highest peak in the Snowy Range, a subrange of the Medicine Bow Mountains, about 35 miles (56 km) west of Laramie, Wyoming. It lies within Medicine Bow National Forest and is the highest point in southern Wyoming. The mountain peak lies in extreme western Albany County, but the lower reaches stretch westward into eastern Carbon County. The summit is visible from Snowy Range Pass (10,847 ft (3,300 m)) on Wyoming Highway 130, a Wyoming Scenic Byway. The most-common route to the summit is a four-mile hike featuring switch-backs and a great deal of loose rock; trails to the peak are usually open from early June to mid October. The mountain is usually covered with snow from October to late June. During winter, the peak can be summited by snowshoeing or skiing. Summer conditions can be extreme, with frequent thunderstorms and hail during the afternoons.
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Wikidata Q8522292, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3639 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Gap Point: 1.3 mi
- Browns Peak: 2.0 mi
- Gold Hill: 3.2 mi
- Silver Benchmark: 3.3 mi
- Fire Lookout: 0.9 mi
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 1.1 mi
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 1.4 mi
- Chimney Park: 11.2 mi
- Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 23.0 mi
- Pelton Park: 23.4 mi
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 1.2 mi
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 17.7 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 19.7 mi
- Sederlin Slide: 13.4 mi
- Wagonhound Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Elk Mountain Museum: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Medicine Bow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gap Point | NE 34° | 3,585 m | 1.3 mi |
| Browns Peak | ENE 61° | 3,567 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ESE 114° | 3,472 m | 0.7 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | NE 53° | 3,391 m | 5.1 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NNW 330° | 3,390 m | 21.7 mi |
| Silver Benchmark | SSW 212° | 3,318 m | 3.3 mi |
| Kennaday Peak | WNW 302° | 3,290 m | 12.2 mi |
| Woolf Benchmark | NE 54° | 3,245 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:01 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1591448 — Medicine Bow Peak, Albany County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356502576
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