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Mitchells Nipple

Mitchells Nipple, seen from above at true elevation

Mitchells Nipple rises to 3,239 m in Wyoming. Roberts Mountain stands 3,889 m to the northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 2.9 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050747, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3239 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81301, -109.38930

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 8
  • Tayo Park: 18.7 mi
  • Burzlander Park: 23.8 mi
  • Wrangler Park: 24.2 mi
  • Boyd Skinner Park: 24.3 mi
  • Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • North Fork Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Water slide: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Mitchells Nipple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roberts MountainNE 34°3,889 m8.5 mi
Wolverine PeakN 8°3,847 m11.8 mi
Mount LanderNE 35°3,846 m6.0 mi
Saddle MountainN 11°3,818 m11.7 mi
Washakie PeakE 90°3,811 m6.7 mi
Dog Tooth PeakESE 109°3,800 m10.8 mi
Lizard Head PeakE 99°3,799 m9.9 mi
Halls MountainN 354°3,798 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4020:1721:00
September equinox07:0618:3919:17
December solstice07:4616:0116:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101326374654616051392513
Precip in0.50.50.50.91.41.30.70.71.00.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder Rearing STN, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1601502 — Mitchells Nipple, Sublette County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356506491

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