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Mount Lander

Mount Lander, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Lander rises to 3,846 m in Wyoming. Roberts Mountain stands 3,889 m to the north-northeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Nylon Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

Mount Lander (12,623 ft (3,847 m)) is located in the central Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Mount Lander is within the Wind River Indian Reservation. The Lander Glacier consists of three distinct glaciers on the north and west slopes of Mount Lander, with the westernmost glacier being the largest. Baptiste Lake is 1 mi (1.6 km) long and is on the southeast base of Mount Lander and the famous northeast wall of Mount Hooker is another mile south of the lake.

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Wikidata Q16893958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3846 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.88384, -109.32208

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • North Fork Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Bull Lake Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Water slide: 22.4 mi
  • Middle Fork Falls: 24.9 mi
Parks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Raised Bed Garden: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Mount Lander. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roberts MountainNNE 31°3,889 m2.6 mi
Wolverine PeakNNW 345°3,847 m7.0 mi
Saddle MountainN 350°3,818 m6.7 mi
Washakie PeakSE 146°3,811 m5.9 mi
Dog Tooth PeakSE 141°3,800 m10.8 mi
Lizard Head PeakSE 136°3,799 m9.1 mi
Halls MountainNW 318°3,798 m6.7 mi
Mount HookerSSE 157°3,796 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:30
June solstice05:3920:1721:00
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4616:0016:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356506343

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