Payson Peak
Payson Peak rises to 3,558 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the south-southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bair Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Payson Peak is a 11,717-foot (3,571 m) mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Payson Peak was named after Henry A. Payson, a former Forest Ranger. Payson Peak is in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.
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Wikidata Q16896523, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,558 m
How to reach it
89 named places within 25 miles
- Bair Peak: 1.9 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 2.0 mi
- Washakie Peak: 2.1 mi
- Bernard Peak: 2.2 mi
- Camels Hump: 2.3 mi
- Sharks Nose: 3.5 mi
- The Diving Board: 8.7 mi
- Suicide Point: 14.3 mi
- Fair Field: 19.7 mi
- Main Wall: 20.3 mi
- Tayo Park: 12.5 mi
- Pow Wow: 20.6 mi
- Sinks Canyon State Park: 21.2 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 22.9 mi
- Lander Bike Park: 23.9 mi
- North Fork Falls: 16.1 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 18.5 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- City Park: 24.4 mi
- The Sinks: 21.4 mi
- Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 22.8 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 19.9 mi
- The Rise: 21.5 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Payson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | SSE 151° | 4,022 m | 9.3 mi |
| Temple Peak | SSE 165° | 3,958 m | 9.1 mi |
| Little El Capitan | SSE 151° | 3,909 m | 8.8 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | NNW 328° | 3,889 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Lander | NW 307° | 3,846 m | 6.6 mi |
| East Temple Peak | SSE 158° | 3,822 m | 8.6 mi |
| Washakie Peak | WSW 246° | 3,811 m | 2.1 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | SSE 160° | 3,800 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:17 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1602062 — Payson Peak, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506578
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