Mount Whitecap
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
- 3,952 m
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ladd Peak: 0.7 mi
- Split Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Sulphur Peak: 1.3 mi
- Brimstone Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Stroud Peak: 1.5 mi
- 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
- Greeley Point: 4.8 mi
- Granite Peak: 5.6 mi
- White Rock: 8.8 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Little Brown Point: 15.7 mi
- Water slide: 5.6 mi
- Bomber Falls: 15.4 mi
- North Fork Falls: 22.0 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
- Museum of the Mountain Man: 22.2 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 23.2 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 16.2 mi
- Bronx: 24.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | ENE 60° | 4,206 m | 2.2 mi |
| Fremont Peak | SE 129° | 4,177 m | 4.8 mi |
| Turret Peak | E 94° | 4,147 m | 3.7 mi |
| Doublet Peak | E 97° | 4,143 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Helen | ESE 111° | 4,128 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Sacagawea | ESE 123° | 4,119 m | 4.0 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | E 96° | 4,115 m | 3.1 mi |
| Jackson Peak | SE 127° | 4,114 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 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 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 15 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cora, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356507182
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