Northwest Peak
Northwest Peak rises to 3,984 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the south, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Downs Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49057626, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3984 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Downs Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Hunters Hump: 1.3 mi
- Spider Peak: 1.9 mi
- The Guardian: 3.1 mi
- Yukon Peak: 3.2 mi
- White Rock: 6.9 mi
- Granite Peak: 7.5 mi
- Greeley Point: 10.0 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- White Point: 19.3 mi
- Bomber Falls: 6.4 mi
- Water slide: 15.3 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 14.6 mi
- Dubois Museum: 15.7 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 11.8 mi
- National BigHorn Sheep Center: 15.7 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Northwest Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | S 170° | 4,206 m | 9.0 mi |
| Turret Peak | SSE 162° | 4,147 m | 10.7 mi |
| Doublet Peak | SSE 165° | 4,143 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Helen | SSE 166° | 4,128 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | SSE 166° | 4,115 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bastion Peak | S 172° | 4,103 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Febbas | SSE 156° | 4,100 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Woodrow Wilson | S 171° | 4,094 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:20 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:00 | 16:47 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1592307 — Northwest Peak, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356502797
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