Prater Mountain
Prater Mountain rises to 3,072 m in Wyoming. Triple Peak stands 3,392 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Star Peaks, a peak 2.4 miles away. Pioneer Historic Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,071.8 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 6.6 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
- Star Peaks: 2.4 mi
- Stewart Peak: 4.5 mi
- Man Peak: 5.5 mi
- Haystack Peak: 6.3 mi
- Haderlie Knoll: 6.9 mi
- Fox Run Park: 3.7 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 6.5 mi
- Unity Park: 7.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 12.4 mi
- Historical Baker Cabin: 5.1 mi
- DAUGHTERS OF THE UTAH PIONEERS MUSEUM: 7.5 mi
- Mower Family History Association: 8.4 mi
- Old Rock Church Museum: 15.6 mi
- Star Valley Historical Society: 19.1 mi
- Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Henderson Overlook Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Periodic Spring Picnic Site: 18.1 mi
- Springs Hot Sulphur: 13.0 mi
- Periodic Spring: 18.5 mi
- World's Largest Elkhorn Arch: 19.6 mi
- Fairview Landmark: 22.1 mi
- Menace Falls: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prater Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Peak | SE 131° | 3,392 m | 22.6 mi |
| Triple Peak, South | SE 132° | 3,380 m | 23.3 mi |
| Triple Peak, North | SE 131° | 3,350 m | 22.2 mi |
| Roaring Fork Peak | SSE 146° | 3,347 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Fitzpatrick | SSE 160° | 3,325 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hoback Peak | ENE 73° | 3,311 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount McDougal | ESE 122° | 3,286 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rock Lake Peak | SSE 160° | 3,283 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:24 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:06 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 18 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford 3 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1602303 — Prater Mountain, Lincoln County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506631
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