Porter Rock
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. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 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
- 1,427 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
47 named places within 25 miles
- Powell Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Coleman Butte: 8.4 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Chicago Mine Hill: 11.3 mi
- Table Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Guernsey State Park: 4.4 mi
- Register Cliff Monument: 8.7 mi
- State Park: 14.5 mi
- Glendo State Park: 19.8 mi
- Elk Park: 24.4 mi
- Brimmer Point: 6.0 mi
- Register Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- Register Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Sunrise: 9.7 mi
- Cottonwood Falls: 18.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Peak | W 268° | 2,324 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sunset Hill | WNW 294° | 2,019 m | 24.9 mi |
| Indian Head Rock | WSW 250° | 1,991 m | 22.2 mi |
| Harmon Heights | W 277° | 1,982 m | 22.3 mi |
| Van Ortwick Hill | WSW 246° | 1,967 m | 23.5 mi |
| Elliott Point | W 274° | 1,966 m | 22.6 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,832 m | 17.4 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WSW 249° | 1,817 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:45 | 16:31 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guernsey DAM #2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356503233
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