Needle Rock
Needle Rock rises to 1,510 m in Wyoming. Whitcomb Hill stands 1,841 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Bowl Rock, a peak 1.3 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 24 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49056579, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1510 m
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
52 named places within 25 miles
- Sugar Bowl Rock: 1.3 mi
- YBO Hill: 4.9 mi
- Millies Hill: 7.2 mi
- Red Bill Hill: 8.9 mi
- Little Red Bill Hill: 9.1 mi
- Springer Wildlife Mangement Unit: 10.8 mi
- Hawk Springs State Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
- Legion Park: 18.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 23.4 mi
- South Park: 23.8 mi
- The Point: 16.7 mi
- South Rim: 20.5 mi
- The Narrows: 21.9 mi
- Eagle Nest: 23.4 mi
- Chugwater Museum: 18.3 mi
- Homesteaders Museum: 23.1 mi
- Lyman Huntley Henry Museum: 23.6 mi
- Cheyenne Deadwood Trail Historic Marker: 18.5 mi
- Grattan Massacre Historical Monument: 24.0 mi
- Meriden Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Torrington: 23.9 mi
- Torrington Community Garden: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Needle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitcomb Hill | WSW 247° | 1,841 m | 24.4 mi |
| Indian Hill | SSW 209° | 1,760 m | 19.7 mi |
| Flattop | SSE 155° | 1,688 m | 24.2 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 155° | 1,673 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SE 129° | 1,621 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sixtysix Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,585 m | 20.3 mi |
| Gurney Peak | SSE 150° | 1,575 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mers Hill | NW 309° | 1,568 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:46 | 16:31 |
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 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yoder 5 W, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356502723
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