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Pole Mountain

Pole Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pole Mountain rises to 2,751 m in Wyoming. Deadhorse Mountain stands 2,762 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Leg Benchmark, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Albany County, Wyoming, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49063060, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,751 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.23193, -105.39026

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Cliffs: 13
  • Rat Brain: Fantasia Wall: 4.5 mi
  • Skull Rock: 4.5 mi
  • The Clamshell: 4.9 mi
  • The Coke Bottle: 4.9 mi
  • Walt's Wall: 4.9 mi
Artworks: 12
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Pope Springs: 8.1 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Simpson Springs: 8.9 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Pole Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deadhorse MountainSSW2,762 m21.9 mi
Leg BenchmarkWNW2,749 m0.3 mi
Crow BenchmarkW2,708 m2.7 mi
Pilot HillNNW2,691 m6.3 mi
Point CrawfordS2,673 m1.4 mi
Green MountainSSE2,651 m3.1 mi
Iron MountainSSW2,649 m21.9 mi
Twin MountainSSE2,632 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:3019:5720:39
September equinox06:5018:2419:00
December solstice07:2515:5216:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533394859676458443324
Precip in0.40.50.81.42.01.51.61.11.91.00.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laramie 4SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356511765

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