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Powder Peak

Powder Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Powder Peak rises to 3,006 m in Wyoming. Rendezvous Peak stands 3,328 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Needle Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063906, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3006 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.34464, -111.00382

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 11.3 mi
  • Owen Bircher Park: 12.6 mi
  • Rangeview Park: 12.6 mi
  • West Table Boating Site: 13.2 mi
  • East Table Boating Site: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Buffalo Hide: 22.3 mi
  • Trading for Moccasins: 22.3 mi
  • Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 22.3 mi
  • Welcome to Jackson Hole: 22.3 mi
  • Arrival Over The Snake: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Antler Arch: 15.3 mi
  • State Historic Marker - Trappers Guide: 15.4 mi
  • rendevous mtn trail: 18.3 mi
  • Darby Ice Cave: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 12.4 mi
  • Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 15.3 mi
  • Old Chimney Kiln: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Museums: 3
Springs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Palisades Waterfall: 6.3 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Bear Creek Hot Spring: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Hoback Shield: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Powder Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rendezvous PeakNNE 18°3,328 m16.2 mi
Cody PeakNNE 19°3,279 m17.6 mi
No-Name PeakNNE 19°3,263 m17.1 mi
Rendezvous MountainNNE 21°3,185 m18.7 mi
Taylor MountainN 5°3,152 m12.9 mi
Mount GloryNNE 14°3,063 m11.5 mi
Mount BairdWNW 285°3,048 m4.7 mi
Observation PeakSSE 147°3,037 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5919:36
June solstice05:4420:2521:09
September equinox07:1218:4519:23
December solstice07:5416:0516:52

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212433425058656456443222
Precip in1.91.31.51.92.52.11.31.31.61.81.61.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1592998 — Powder Peak, Teton County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356503271

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