Peak · Wyoming
Moose Mountain
Moose Mountain rises to 2,994 m in Wyoming. Trout Peak stands 3,724 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Land Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,994 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.62439, -109.83740
- 10.2 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
- 21.7 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Crazy Creek · 22 mi
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 23 mi
- Pilot & Index · 23 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Land Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Sunlight Peak: 3.6 mi
- Stinkingwater Peak: 3.6 mi
- Whirlwind Peak: 3.8 mi
- Lamar Mountain: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 12.3 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- The Palisades: 11.8 mi
- Cathedral Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Sunlight Falls: 19.8 mi
- Holmes Point: 23.3 mi
- Steamboat Point: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 3
- Eagle Pass: 22.3 mi
- Soda Butte Cone: 23.4 mi
- Clay Butte Lookout: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Wahb spring: 19.4 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Crazy Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- Beartooth Falls: 24.5 mi
Parks: 2
- North Fork Shoshone River Access: 23.2 mi
- Willow Park: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Fire Memorial: 12.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Moose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Peak | E 96° | 3,724 m | 15.4 mi |
| Dead Indian Peak | E 96° | 3,703 m | 11.2 mi |
| Sheep Mesa | S 177° | 3,413 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sleeping Giant Mountain | S 182° | 3,408 m | 6.9 mi |
| Jaggar Peak | E 94° | 3,403 m | 7.9 mi |
| Geers Point | NE 51° | 3,401 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | ESE 107° | 3,399 m | 6.0 mi |
| Coxcomb Mountain | SSE 166° | 3,383 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:54 | 16:43 |
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 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 19 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pahaska, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1601549 — Moose Mountain, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506497
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