Peterson Mountain
Peterson Mountain rises to 2,505 m in Wyoming. Warbonnet Peak stands 2,861 m to the south-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pole Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060855, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,505 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pole Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Sullivan Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Standing Rock: 2.8 mi
- Twin Peak: 2.8 mi
- Buck Peak: 2.9 mi
- Converse County Park: 12.9 mi
- Ayres Natural Bridge State Park: 17.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Marker: 18.6 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 19.1 mi
- Bill Hooker Monument: 23.6 mi
- Dugway Rim: 14.2 mi
- Glenrock Buffalo Jump: 19.8 mi
- Deer Spring: 13.6 mi
- Ayres Natural Bridge: 17.0 mi
- Glenrock Deer Creek Museum: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Peterson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warbonnet Peak | SSE 162° | 2,861 m | 9.4 mi |
| Buffalo Peak | S 180° | 2,844 m | 3.8 mi |
| Roaring Mountain | S 175° | 2,833 m | 4.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks | S 186° | 2,814 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | SW 217° | 2,786 m | 4.5 mi |
| Gunnysack Benchmark | W 265° | 2,761 m | 6.4 mi |
| Buck Peak | SW 236° | 2,743 m | 2.9 mi |
| Fortymile Peak | SSE 160° | 2,663 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
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 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shirley Basin, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356503019
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