Mount Nystrom
Mount Nystrom rises to 3,769 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the north-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Tayo Park, a park 3.2 miles away. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Nystrom (12,361 feet (3,768 m)) is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Mount Nystrom sits along the Continental Divide. The mountain was named in 1877 by F. M. Endlich of the Hayden Survey for his fiancée’s maiden name.
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Wikidata Q16896033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,769 m
How to reach it
100 named places within 25 miles
- Roaring Fork Mountain: 3.6 mi
- West Atlantic Peak: 4.2 mi
- Sweetwater Needles: 4.7 mi
- Independent Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 4.9 mi
- The Diving Board: 5.7 mi
- Sharks Nose: 11.8 mi
- Suicide Point: 13.4 mi
- Sherwood Point: 13.7 mi
- Fair Field: 14.2 mi
- Tayo Park: 3.2 mi
- Sinks Canyon State Park: 15.9 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 18.8 mi
- Popo Agie Park: 22.2 mi
- Lander Bike Park: 22.3 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- City Park: 22.0 mi
- South Pass City: 19.2 mi
- Miner's Delight: 22.4 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 12.1 mi
- The Sinks: 16.2 mi
- The Rise: 16.5 mi
- South Pass Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 21.6 mi
- Mill: 21.8 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Nystrom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | NNW 339° | 4,022 m | 4.9 mi |
| Temple Peak | NW 315° | 3,958 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little El Capitan | NNW 338° | 3,909 m | 5.4 mi |
| East Temple Peak | NW 326° | 3,822 m | 5.7 mi |
| Washakie Peak | NW 325° | 3,811 m | 14.5 mi |
| Atlantic Peak | ESE 110° | 3,808 m | 5.0 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | NNW 330° | 3,800 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lizard Head Peak | NNW 333° | 3,799 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:16 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 15 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Pass City, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506547
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- Lander · 23 mi
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