Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks rises to 2,100 m in Wyoming. Ferris Mountain East stands 3,059 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Mountain, a peak 3.3 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 19 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49062914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2100 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
64 named places within 25 miles
- Granite Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Fort Ridge: 4.1 mi
- Sweetwater Rocks: 5.4 mi
- Independence Rock: 6.5 mi
- Buzzard Benchmark: 7.4 mi
- Sweet Water River Crossing: 6.5 mi
- Soda Lake Camp: 13.5 mi
- Six Mile Camp: 19.0 mi
- Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 23.5 mi
- Boggy Meadows Rim: 22.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 23.8 mi
- Coal Creek Rim: 24.3 mi
- Fort Seminoe: 4.1 mi
- Sweetwater Monument: 5.2 mi
- Wyoming State Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge: 13.2 mi
- Miller Spring: 13.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point of Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Mountain East | SSW 202° | 3,059 m | 10.8 mi |
| Ferris Mountain West | SW 230° | 2,947 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bradley Peak | SSE 162° | 2,725 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 106° | 2,488 m | 15.3 mi |
| The Chimneys | ESE 111° | 2,475 m | 17.8 mi |
| Heaths Peak | ESE 112° | 2,447 m | 16.9 mi |
| McIntosh Peak | WNW 294° | 2,429 m | 20.1 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,429 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muddy GAP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356503178
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