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Pathfinder Mountain

Pathfinder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pathfinder Mountain rises to 2,028 m in Wyoming. Ferris Mountain East stands 3,059 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge, a park 3.6 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 6.4 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060150, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2028 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.48135, -106.87727

49 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Attractions: 2
  • Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 8.6 mi
  • Sweet Water River Crossing: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Fort Seminoe: 17.7 mi
  • Sweetwater Monument: 18.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge: 3.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Wyoming State Rest Area: 13.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pathfinder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ferris Mountain EastSW 230°3,059 m24.1 mi
Bradley PeakSSW 203°2,725 m23.6 mi
Sailor BenchmarkSSE 167°2,525 m24.2 mi
Pyramid PeakS 179°2,488 m9.6 mi
The ChimneysS 170°2,475 m12.1 mi
Heaths PeakS 174°2,447 m11.8 mi
Chalk MountainESE 115°2,434 m22.6 mi
Tops BenchmarkSSE 152°2,351 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3120:0620:49
September equinox06:5618:2919:07
December solstice07:3515:5316:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252636435263727060473626
Precip in0.60.50.81.21.91.40.71.10.81.10.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pathfinder DAM, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356502964

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