Pingora Peak
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Pingora Peak rises to 3,607 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolfs Head, a peak 0.4 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Pingora Peak (11,889 ft (3,624 m)) is a prominent granite peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is one of the pinnacles that forms the Cirque of the Towers. Pingora Peak is in the Popo Agie Wilderness and part of the Wind River Range within the greater Shoshone National Forest. The Northeast Face route on Pingora Peak is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic around the world.
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Wikidata Q7195800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,607 m
How to reach it
84 named places within 25 miles
- Wolfs Head: 0.4 mi
- Cirque of the Towers: 0.4 mi
- Skunk Knob: 0.6 mi
- Pylon Peak: 0.9 mi
- Elizabeth Peak: 1.2 mi
- Sharks Nose: 0.6 mi
- The Diving Board: 6.0 mi
- Suicide Point: 14.6 mi
- Fair Field: 19.3 mi
- Main Wall: 19.9 mi
- Tayo Park: 10.5 mi
- Sinks Canyon State Park: 21.0 mi
- Pow Wow: 22.9 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 23.0 mi
- Lander Bike Park: 24.6 mi
- North Fork Falls: 16.7 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 17.8 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- City Park: 24.9 mi
- The Sinks: 21.2 mi
- Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 24.4 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 21.2 mi
- The Rise: 21.4 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pingora Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | SE 135° | 4,022 m | 6.9 mi |
| Temple Peak | SSE 154° | 3,958 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little El Capitan | SE 134° | 3,909 m | 6.5 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | NNW 339° | 3,889 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Lander | NW 326° | 3,846 m | 8.7 mi |
| East Temple Peak | SE 144° | 3,822 m | 5.9 mi |
| Washakie Peak | NNW 326° | 3,811 m | 2.9 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | ESE 121° | 3,800 m | 2.3 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 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:01 | 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, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506608
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- Lander · 25 mi
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