Plenty Coups Peak
Plenty Coups Peak rises to 3,330 m in Wyoming. Fortress Mountain stands 3,675 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Atkins Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,330 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Atkins Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mount Langford: 2.2 mi
- Arthur Peak: 2.8 mi
- Mount Schurz: 3.3 mi
- Reservation Peak: 3.5 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Steamboat Point Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 16.6 mi
- Terrace Point: 8.4 mi
- Signal Point: 10.9 mi
- Park Point: 11.6 mi
- Elk Point: 12.2 mi
- Plover Point: 13.9 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 14.8 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 24.0 mi
- Mud Caldron: 24.1 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 24.2 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 24.3 mi
- Churning Caldron: 24.0 mi
- Sour Lake: 24.1 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 24.2 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 24.8 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 24.8 mi
- Eagle Pass: 5.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.2 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 21.6 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 24.1 mi
- Parting of the Waters National Natural Landmark: 24.6 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 14.3 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 14.3 mi
- Basin Creek: 24.8 mi
- Fire Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Plateau Falls: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Plenty Coups Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortress Mountain | ESE 105° | 3,675 m | 13.9 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | ESE 120° | 3,591 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ishawooa Cone | SE 132° | 3,576 m | 17.0 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | SE 134° | 3,549 m | 13.3 mi |
| Clouds Home Peak | ESE 121° | 3,537 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SE 131° | 3,469 m | 7.0 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SSE 156° | 3,460 m | 5.3 mi |
| Chaos Mountain | SE 135° | 3,455 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:56 | 16:44 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 37 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone NP E ENT, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356511292
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 28 mi
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