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Menter Knob

Menter Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Menter Knob rises to 2,262 m in Wyoming. Laramie Peak stands 3,059 m to the north, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Head Mountain, a peak 4.1 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49049220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,262 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.16136, -105.45166

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 2
  • Friend Park: 6.5 mi
  • Elk Park: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Menter Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laramie PeakN3,059 m7.4 mi
Eagle PeakNNW2,784 m7.9 mi
Windy PeakNNW2,735 m11.3 mi
Jack Squirrel PeakNW2,699 m6.8 mi
Eagle MountainNNW2,667 m7.5 mi
South MountainNNW2,664 m5.7 mi
Beaver MountainNNW2,645 m10.2 mi
Slick MountainNW2,645 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2720:0020:42
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2815:4816:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836425059666456443427
Precip in0.30.70.92.12.82.41.31.11.51.00.90.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Double Four RCH, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1601355 — Menter Knob, Albany County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356506460

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