Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks rises to 2,321 m in Wyoming. Warbonnet Peak stands 2,861 m to the south-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Caffee Point, a peak 1.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Converse County, Wyoming, United States.
Wikidata Q49062916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,321 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Caffee Point: 1.7 mi
- Bear Rock: 2.4 mi
- Wagonhound Benchmark: 3.4 mi
- School Section Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Standing Rock: 4.6 mi
- Ayres Natural Bridge State Park: 15.7 mi
- Converse County Park: 15.7 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 17.8 mi
- Bill Hooker Monument: 20.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Marker: 21.4 mi
- Dugway Rim: 19.0 mi
- Glenrock Buffalo Jump: 24.8 mi
- Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum: 23.5 mi
- Glenrock Deer Creek Museum: 24.8 mi
- Ayres Natural Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Deer Spring: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Point of Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warbonnet Peak | SSW 212° | 2,861 m | 7.1 mi |
| Buffalo Peak | W 263° | 2,844 m | 6.9 mi |
| Roaring Mountain | WSW 253° | 2,833 m | 6.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks | WSW 247° | 2,814 m | 8.1 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | W 266° | 2,786 m | 9.5 mi |
| Gunnysack Benchmark | W 280° | 2,761 m | 13.3 mi |
| Buck Peak | W 278° | 2,743 m | 9.3 mi |
| Windy Peak | SSE 154° | 2,735 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shirley Basin, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1592895 — Point of Rocks, Converse County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356503179
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