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Mount Chauvenet

Mount Chauvenet, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Chauvenet rises to 3,722 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the south, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bears Ears Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mount Chauvenet is a (12,255-foot (3,735 m)) mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Mount Chauvenet is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) northeast of Cathedral Peak in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest. Mount Chauvenet was one of the earliest peaks climbed by white explorers to the Wind River Range.

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Wikidata Q16890221, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3722 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.84079, -109.15846

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 10
Parks: 9
  • Tayo Park: 11.9 mi
  • Pow Wow: 17.6 mi
  • Sinks Canyon State Park: 18.6 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 20.1 mi
  • Lander Bike Park: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Raised Bed Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Garden: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • City Park: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Sinks: 18.8 mi
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 19.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Rise: 18.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • The Lander Pioneer Museum: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Mount Chauvenet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind River PeakS 171°4,022.1 m9.3 mi
Temple PeakS 184°3,958 m9.8 mi
Little El CapitanS 172°3,908.6 m8.8 mi
Roberts MountainNW 307°3,889 m8.7 mi
Mount LanderWNW 290°3,846 m8.8 mi
East Temple PeakS 179°3,822 m9.0 mi
Washakie PeakWSW 249°3,811 m5.3 mi
Dog Tooth PeakSSW 195°3,800 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:3920:1620:59
September equinox07:0518:3819:16
December solstice07:4516:0016:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536435363727060453222
Precip in0.50.71.32.12.71.10.60.51.01.40.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598707 — Mount Chauvenet, Fremont County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356505974

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