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Roaring Fork Mountain

Roaring Fork Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Roaring Fork Mountain rises to 3,563 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is West Atlantic Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Roaring Fork Mountain (12,244 feet (3,732 m)) is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Roaring Fork Mountain sits along the Continental Divide.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q16899393, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3563 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.64245, -109.02290

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 23
Parks: 8
  • Tayo Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sinks Canyon State Park: 12.8 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 15.8 mi
  • Popo Agie Park: 19.4 mi
  • Lander Bike Park: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • City Park: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Sinks: 13.0 mi
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Raised Bed Garden: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Mill: 18.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Hollow Monument: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Rise: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • South Pass Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • The Lander Pioneer Museum: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Roaring Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind River PeakNW 310°4,022.1 m7.0 mi
Temple PeakWNW 297°3,958 m8.5 mi
Little El CapitanNW 312°3,908.6 m7.5 mi
East Temple PeakNW 305°3,822 m8.3 mi
Atlantic PeakSSE 149°3,808 m2.1 mi
Dog Tooth PeakNW 315°3,800 m11.7 mi
Lizard Head PeakNW 319°3,799 m13.5 mi
Mitchell PeakNW 314°3,796 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:29
June solstice05:3920:1520:58
September equinox07:0418:3819:15
December solstice07:4416:0016:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725334352595849382415

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Pass City, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1602556 — Roaring Fork Mountain, Fremont County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356506693

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