Pinyon Peak
Pinyon Peak rises to 2,953 m in Wyoming. Thunder Mountain stands 3,535 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gravel Peak, a peak 4.0 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,953 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Togwotee Overlook Interpretive Site · 20 mi
- Snake River Overlook · 24 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 27 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gravel Peak: 4.0 mi
- Bobcat Ridge: 4.4 mi
- South Big Game Ridge: 5.0 mi
- Whetstone Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Mount Hancock: 6.5 mi
- Plateau Falls: 10.5 mi
- Moose Falls: 14.9 mi
- Lower North Fork Falls: 14.9 mi
- Upper North Fork Falls: 15.0 mi
- Lewis Falls: 18.4 mi
- Wilcox Point: 15.9 mi
- Terrace Point: 21.2 mi
- Plover Point: 22.4 mi
- Weather Rock: 22.9 mi
- Snipe Point: 24.0 mi
- Picnic: 13.8 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Lewis Lake Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Basin Creek: 11.2 mi
- John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 16.6 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 24.6 mi
- Parting of the Waters National Natural Landmark: 11.2 mi
- Cunningham Cabin: 21.1 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 14.7 mi
- Big Springs: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Pinyon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Mountain | E 95° | 3,535 m | 22.5 mi |
| Ranger Peak | WSW 243° | 3,453 m | 20.3 mi |
| Doane Peak | WSW 241° | 3,449 m | 21.5 mi |
| Eagle Rest Peak | WSW 238° | 3,416 m | 21.1 mi |
| Table Mountain | NE 46° | 3,365 m | 23.5 mi |
| Jay Benchmark | ESE 108° | 3,332 m | 19.9 mi |
| Eagles Rest Peak | WSW 238° | 3,327 m | 21.1 mi |
| Soda Mountain | ESE 120° | 3,313 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snake RVR, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506613
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 22 mi
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