Mount Sniffel
Mount Sniffel rises to 3,237 m in Wyoming. Jojo Mountain stands 3,826 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kirwin, a ghost town 0.9 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49054623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,237 m
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
63 named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Spar Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mount Crosby: 1.8 mi
- Brown Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mineral Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Norton Point: 12.8 mi
- Noon Point: 13.7 mi
- Indian Point: 15.7 mi
- Lincoln Point: 16.1 mi
- Red Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Kirwin: 0.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Sniffel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo Mountain | N 10° | 3,826 m | 6.9 mi |
| Francs Peak | NNW 345° | 3,801 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Crosby | WNW 299° | 3,791 m | 1.8 mi |
| Dome Mountain | SSE 148° | 3,791 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Burwell | WNW 302° | 3,735 m | 8.2 mi |
| Red Tops | WNW 295° | 3,717 m | 17.0 mi |
| Wiggins Peak | WSW 243° | 3,713 m | 6.6 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NNW 343° | 3,703 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:56 | 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 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 39 | 28 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunshine 3NE, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1594510 — Mount Sniffel, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504243
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