Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 2,342 m in Wyoming. Sublette Mountain stands 2,830 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming intersect point, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 7.1 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49067822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2342 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 18.5 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bear Lake Overlook · 22 mi
74 named places within 25 miles
- Mud Spring: 7.1 mi
- Rabbit Spring: 8.6 mi
- Big Bend Spring: 9.6 mi
- Shirley Spring: 10.7 mi
- Sucker Spring: 10.9 mi
- Red Knoll: 2.8 mi
- Big Hill: 7.6 mi
- Rocky Point: 8.1 mi
- The Big Knob: 8.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 10.5 mi
- North Beach State Park: 11.2 mi
- Dingle Park: 18.7 mi
- Garden City Park: 18.9 mi
- Ideal Beach Commons: 19.0 mi
- Nugent Park: 19.2 mi
- Cisco Beach: 12.2 mi
- Ideal Beach: 18.9 mi
- Bluewater Beach: 19.1 mi
- Bear Lake Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Bear Lake Overlook Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Sage Springs Day Use Area: 11.5 mi
- Sage: 14.0 mi
- Windy Point: 18.9 mi
- Montpelier Wildlife Management Area: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sublette Mountain | N 6° | 2,830 m | 17.2 mi |
| South Fork Mountain | ENE 79° | 2,829 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bridger Peak | W 269° | 2,821 m | 22.7 mi |
| Swan Peak | W 265° | 2,771 m | 22.1 mi |
| Coke Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,712 m | 12.9 mi |
| Granny Peak | E 79° | 2,633 m | 22.3 mi |
| Pine Knoll | NNE 14° | 2,543 m | 18.9 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SSE 151° | 2,510 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 14 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sage 4 NNW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356503490
Day trips start here
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 17 mi
- Garden City · 19 mi
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