Mellor Mountain
Mellor Mountain rises to 2,522 m in Wyoming. Diamond Peak stands 2,946 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramsey Peak, a peak 4.2 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway runs past it. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States.
Wikidata Q49049173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,522 m
How to reach it
- On the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bza · 25 mi
- Greendale Overlook · 27 mi
- Greendale Overlook Interpretive Site · 27 mi
63 named places within 25 miles
- Ramsey Peak: 4.2 mi
- Parea Butte: 5.8 mi
- Hogback: 6.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Clay Basin Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Edith Aspden Park: 15.3 mi
- Three Patches Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Goslin Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Sweetwater County Gun Range: 20.3 mi
- Laney Rim: 8.6 mi
- Four J Rim: 16.4 mi
- Rifes Rim: 16.9 mi
- Lion Bluffs: 20.1 mi
- Blacktail Cliff: 24.4 mi
- Three Corners Monument: 14.3 mi
- Doc Parson Place: 22.3 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 24.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 16.9 mi
- Bridgeport: 19.5 mi
- John Jarvie Ranch Historic Site (BLM): 19.7 mi
- Browns Park Waterfowl Area: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mellor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | SE 136° | 2,946 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 137° | 2,865 m | 14.3 mi |
| Kleins Hill | SSE 150° | 2,755 m | 15.8 mi |
| Buck Knoll | SSE 152° | 2,745 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bender Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,741 m | 14.6 mi |
| Willow Creek Butte | SSE 157° | 2,736 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bishop Peak | SE 139° | 2,691 m | 20.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | SW 233° | 2,629 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 31 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarvie RCH, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1591613 — Mellor Mountain, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356502624
Day trips start here
- Green River · 27 mi
- Rock Springs · 28 mi
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