Oil Mountain
Oil Mountain rises to 1,807 m in Wyoming. Muddy Mountain stands 2,521 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bessemer Mountain, a peak 6.2 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 11 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058268, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,807 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
- 16.9 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
68 named places within 25 miles
- Sunny Acres Park: 14.1 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 14.2 mi
- Fort Casper Historical Grounds: 14.5 mi
- Norene Kilmer Park: 15.0 mi
- 1st Street Park: 15.0 mi
- Bessemer Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Red Buttes: 8.2 mi
- Limestone Hill: 8.9 mi
- Clarkson Hill: 9.0 mi
- Coal Mountain: 9.3 mi
- War Birds Museum: 12.1 mi
- Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum: 12.4 mi
- Fort Caspar Museum: 14.5 mi
- Tate Geological Museum: 16.5 mi
- National Historic Trails Interpretive Center: 16.7 mi
- Red Buttes Crossing: 6.2 mi
- Emigrant Gap: 6.8 mi
- Telegraph Road Camp: 9.6 mi
- Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 16.4 mi
- Oregon Trail Historical Marker: 7.3 mi
- Wardwell Field: 17.2 mi
- Prometheus: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oil Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,521 m | 21.8 mi |
| Casper Mountain | E 99° | 2,390 m | 17.3 mi |
| Horse Heaven | WSW 254° | 2,258 m | 19.1 mi |
| Coal Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,058 m | 9.3 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SSE 147° | 2,047 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pathfinder Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,028 m | 24.4 mi |
| Breadpan Hill | WSW 245° | 2,027 m | 23.2 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,014 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Casper-natrona CO AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356502821
Day trips start here
- Central Wyoming · 7 mi
- Casper · 17 mi
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