Pencil Point
Pencil Point rises to 2,211 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
mountain in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States
Wikidata Q49060612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2211 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Flat Top: 1.3 mi
- Tabernacle Butte: 4.2 mi
- Elk Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Little Prospect Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Square Top: 9.2 mi
- Blue Rim: 18.6 mi
- The Diving Board: 18.7 mi
- Sharks Nose: 20.9 mi
- Parting Of The Ways: 18.3 mi
- Tayo Park: 20.9 mi
- New Fork: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Pencil Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | NE 41° | 4,022.1 m | 19.7 mi |
| Temple Peak | NE 38° | 3,958 m | 17.8 mi |
| Little El Capitan | NE 40° | 3,908.6 m | 19.9 mi |
| East Temple Peak | NE 38° | 3,822 m | 18.9 mi |
| Washakie Peak | NNE 17° | 3,811 m | 23.0 mi |
| Atlantic Peak | ENE 67° | 3,808 m | 21.3 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | NNE 29° | 3,800 m | 21.1 mi |
| Lizard Head Peak | NNE 25° | 3,799 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 25 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder Rearing STN, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1592659 — Pencil Point, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356503000
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