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Mount Whitecap

Mount Whitecap, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Whitecap rises to 3,952 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the east-northeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ladd Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

Mount Whitecap (13,025 ft (3,970 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Situated 2.25 mi (3.62 km) southwest of Gannett Peak, Mount Whitecap is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest. Baby Glacier lies just to the east of the peak and Split Mountain is 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast. Mount Whitecap is the 30th tallest peak in Wyoming.

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Wikidata Q16903242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3952 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.16856, -109.69210

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 8
  • Salt Barrels Park: 21.8 mi
  • Split Diamond Park: 22.0 mi
  • Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 22.0 mi
  • Trails Creek Park: 22.3 mi
  • Burzlander Park: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Water slide: 5.6 mi
  • Bomber Falls: 15.4 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Bull Lake Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gypsum Spring: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Mount Whitecap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gannett PeakENE 60°4,206 m2.2 mi
Fremont PeakSE 129°4,177 m4.8 mi
Turret PeakE 94°4,147 m3.7 mi
Doublet PeakE 97°4,143 m3.2 mi
Mount HelenESE 111°4,128 m3.3 mi
Mount SacagaweaESE 123°4,119 m4.0 mi
Dinwoody PeakE 96°4,115 m3.1 mi
Jackson PeakSE 127°4,114 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:4020:1921:03
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:4816:0116:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131523354351595749382415

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cora, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356507182

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