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Protsmans Knob

Protsmans Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Protsmans Knob rises to 2,243 m in Wyoming. Warbonnet Peak stands 2,861 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064305, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2243 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.63469, -105.99668

97 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Museums: 9
  • Glenrock Deer Creek Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Tate Geological Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Tate Geological Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Werner Wildlife Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Ida Goodstein Visual Arts Center: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Ayres Natural Bridge: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Prometheus: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Shirley Basin Rest Area: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Warbonnet PeakSE 143°2,861 m17.2 mi
Buffalo PeakSE 140°2,844 m11.3 mi
Roaring MountainSE 142°2,833 m12.5 mi
Twin PeaksSSE 149°2,814 m12.8 mi
Cherry MountainSSE 152°2,786 m9.7 mi
Gunnysack BenchmarkS 170°2,761 m5.5 mi
Buck PeakSE 143°2,743 m8.1 mi
Reno HillSW 220°2,642 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:2720:0320:46
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:3215:4816:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534415161696758453324
Precip in0.80.80.91.62.31.40.90.81.11.40.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bates Creek #2, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1593047 — Protsmans Knob, Converse County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356503322

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