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Porter Rock

Porter Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Porter Rock rises to 1,427 m in Wyoming. Albany Peak stands 2,324 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Guernsey State Park, a park 4.4 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1427 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27969, -104.88164

48 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
Parks: 5
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Glendo State Park: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Porter Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Albany PeakW 268°2,324 m22.8 mi
Sunset HillWNW 294°2,019 m24.9 mi
Indian Head RockWSW 250°1,991 m22.2 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 255°1,985 m19.3 mi
Harmon HeightsW 277°1,982 m22.3 mi
Van Ortwick HillWSW 246°1,967 m23.5 mi
Elliott PointW 274°1,966 m22.6 mi
Johnson MountainWSW 258°1,832 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2419:5820:40
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2615:4516:31

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262939465667747263483727
Precip in0.40.50.92.03.02.11.71.21.31.50.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guernsey DAM #2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356503233

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