Needle Mountain
Needle Mountain rises to 3,686 m in Wyoming. Jojo Mountain stands 3,826 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Mountain, a peak 3.9 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49056516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3686 m
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Crater Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Ash Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Lost Ranger Top: 5.2 mi
- Hardluck Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Red Tops: 6.8 mi
- Norton Point: 16.0 mi
- Lincoln Point: 20.4 mi
- Kirwin: 20.5 mi
- Big Springs: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Needle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo Mountain | ESE 113° | 3,826 m | 18.2 mi |
| Francs Peak | ESE 117° | 3,801 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Crosby | SE 133° | 3,791 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Burwell | SE 137° | 3,735 m | 12.9 mi |
| Red Tops | S 178° | 3,717 m | 6.8 mi |
| Wiggins Peak | SSE 150° | 3,713 m | 19.5 mi |
| Brown Mountain | SE 128° | 3,703 m | 19.1 mi |
| Younts Peak | WSW 245° | 3,691 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:56 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cody 21 SW, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356507269
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