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Pylon Peak

Pylon Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pylon Peak rises to 3,743 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharks Nose, a cliff 0.6 miles away.

The story

Pylon Peak (12,383 feet (3,774 m)) is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Pylon Peak is on the west side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area, and is .70 mi (1.13 km) northwest of Warrior Peaks. Pylon Peak sits along the Continental Divide.

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Wikidata Q16898945, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3743 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.76856, -109.23596

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 9
Parks: 4
  • Tayo Park: 10.5 mi
  • Sinks Canyon State Park: 21.4 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 23.6 mi
  • Pow Wow: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Raised Bed Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Garden: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • The Sinks: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Rise: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Pylon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind River PeakSE 127°4,022.1 m6.9 mi
Temple PeakSE 146°3,958 m5.9 mi
Little El CapitanSE 126°3,908.6 m6.4 mi
Roberts MountainNNW 343°3,889 m10.6 mi
Mount LanderNNW 331°3,846 m9.1 mi
East Temple PeakSE 135°3,822 m5.7 mi
Washakie PeakNNW 341°3,811 m3.3 mi
Dog Tooth PeakE 100°3,800 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:3920:1621:00
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4516:0116:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101326374654616051392513
Precip in0.50.50.50.91.41.30.70.71.00.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder Rearing STN, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1602329 — Pylon Peak, Sublette County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356506638

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