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Powell Mountain

Powell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Powell Mountain rises to 1,452 m in Wyoming. Big Rawhide Butte stands 1,845 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brimmer Point, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063934, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1452 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30191, -104.77497

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Parks: 5
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Glendo State Park: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Rawhide ButteNE 36°1,845 m24.4 mi
Johnson MountainWSW 257°1,832 m23.0 mi
Deer HillWNW 283°1,776 m24.8 mi
Middle Rawhide ButteNE 37°1,728 m23.1 mi
Table MountainWNW 286°1,667 m17.0 mi
Garnet HillENE 58°1,658 m8.6 mi
Cedar TopN 357°1,652 m17.0 mi
Pin TopN 358°1,632 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2319:5720:40
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2615:4516:30

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356503293

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