Peak · Wyoming
Nipple Mesa
Nipple Mesa rises to 3,029 m in Wyoming. Trout Peak stands 3,724 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pleasant, a peak 2.1 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,029 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.57606, -109.74823
- 7.8 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
- 24.2 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 21 mi
- Dead Indian Overlook · 21 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 25 mi
- Crazy Creek · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Pleasant: 2.1 mi
- Sunlight Peak: 2.5 mi
- Monument Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Stinkingwater Peak: 4.0 mi
- Jaggar Peak: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 8.1 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Sunlight Creek Picnic Site: 20.1 mi
- Reef Creek: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The Palisades: 8.1 mi
- Sunlight Falls: 18.2 mi
- Cathedral Cliffs: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Fire Memorial: 8.1 mi
Parks: 1
- North Fork Shoshone River Access: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- Eagle Pass: 21.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Wahb spring: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Nipple Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Peak | E 81° | 3,724 m | 11.1 mi |
| Dead Indian Peak | ENE 72° | 3,703 m | 7.1 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | S 188° | 3,675 m | 16.7 mi |
| Ptarmigan Mountain | SSE 154° | 3,665 m | 16.8 mi |
| Citadel Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,617 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sheep Mesa | SSW 192° | 3,413 m | 15.9 mi |
| Sleeping Giant Mountain | SW 232° | 3,408 m | 5.9 mi |
| Jaggar Peak | NE 51° | 3,403 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:24 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:54 | 16:42 |
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 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 19 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pahaska, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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