Natural Fort
Natural Fort rises to 2,440 m in Wyoming. Black Mountain stands 3,030 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ames Monument, a historic site 3.8 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 27 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,440 m
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Named places within 25 miles
- Poland Hill: 6.0 mi
- Vedauwoo: 6.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Reynolds Hill: 7.5 mi
- Red Buttes: 7.8 mi
- Devils Playground: 7.4 mi
- Rotary Clubs Park: 15.2 mi
- Imperial Heights Park: 15.3 mi
- LaPrele Park: 16.2 mi
- Washington Park: 16.5 mi
- Nat's Three Star Roof: 5.8 mi
- The Potato Chip: 5.8 mi
- Skull Rock: 6.0 mi
- Rat Brain: Fantasia Wall: 6.0 mi
- Walt's Wall: 6.2 mi
- Octogon Graffiti Umbrella: 16.6 mi
- Wyoming Cowboy: 16.6 mi
- Breakin' Through: 16.7 mi
- Cowboy Tough: 16.8 mi
- Chief Washakie: 16.8 mi
- Ames Monument: 3.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument: 10.3 mi
- Fort Sanders Guardhouse: 15.0 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Matthew Shepard Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Sherman Summit: 10.3 mi
- Virginia Dale: 10.4 mi
- Hecla: 14.8 mi
- Simpson Springs: 10.8 mi
- Soldier Spring: 12.4 mi
- Pope Springs: 13.3 mi
- Laramie Historic Railroad Depot and Museum: 17.2 mi
- Laramie Plains Museum: 17.3 mi
- Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site: 17.7 mi
- Tree Rock: 5.9 mi
- "W" Marker: 18.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.9 mi
- Disappointment Falls: 24.1 mi
- Blair Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
- Penstemon Garden: 17.3 mi
- Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Natural Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | SW 214° | 3,030 m | 18.1 mi |
| Deadhorse Mountain | SW 220° | 2,762 m | 12.1 mi |
| Pole Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,751 m | 10.3 mi |
| Leg Benchmark | NNE 14° | 2,749 m | 10.3 mi |
| Crow Benchmark | N 0° | 2,708 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hill Mine | SW 215° | 2,708 m | 21.3 mi |
| Pilot Hill | N 358° | 2,691 m | 15.4 mi |
| Point Crawford | NNE 16° | 2,673 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laramie 4SE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1591965 — Natural Fort, Albany County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356502716
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