Petroleum Peak
Petroleum Peak rises to 3,616 m in Wyoming. Roberts Mountain stands 3,889 m to the east-northeast, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Baily Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3616 m
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Baily Peak: 1.0 mi
- Walt Bailey Peak: 1.1 mi
- Kagevah Peak: 1.3 mi
- Roberts Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Nylon Peak: 1.6 mi
- Sharks Nose: 10.2 mi
- The Diving Board: 16.2 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 16.9 mi
- Little Brown Point: 17.7 mi
- Suicide Point: 21.0 mi
- North Fork Falls: 10.6 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- Water slide: 21.3 mi
- Tayo Park: 20.4 mi
- Pow Wow: 23.0 mi
- New Fork: 24.4 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Petroleum Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Mountain | ENE 74° | 3,889 m | 1.5 mi |
| Wolverine Peak | NNW 342° | 3,847 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Lander | S 176° | 3,846 m | 1.8 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNW 348° | 3,818 m | 5.0 mi |
| Washakie Peak | SSE 152° | 3,811 m | 7.5 mi |
| Lizard Head Peak | SE 142° | 3,799 m | 10.5 mi |
| Halls Mountain | NW 306° | 3,798 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Hooker | SSE 165° | 3,796 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:17 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:00 | 16:47 |
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, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356507244
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