Rubey Point
Rubey Point rises to 2,446 m in Wyoming. South Fork Mountain stands 2,829 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossil Butte, a peak 4.2 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 9.2 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,446 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 26.6 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
70 named places within 25 miles
- Gooseberry Spring: 5.2 mi
- Ollie Spring: 5.8 mi
- Sucker Spring: 10.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 13.2 mi
- Big Bend Spring: 16.0 mi
- Fossil Butte: 4.2 mi
- The Big Knob: 9.4 mi
- Elk Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Pink Hill: 11.6 mi
- Sand Knoll: 12.1 mi
- Triangle Park: 15.3 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 15.6 mi
- Nugent Park: 23.3 mi
- North Beach State Park: 24.8 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 24.9 mi
- Windy Point: 12.5 mi
- Skull Point: 16.3 mi
- Crockers Point: 20.2 mi
- Sage: 9.0 mi
- Hamsfork Museum: 15.1 mi
- Cisco Beach: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rubey Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Mountain | NE 43° | 2,829 m | 18.2 mi |
| Coke Mountain | N 3° | 2,712 m | 12.5 mi |
| Granny Peak | NE 39° | 2,633 m | 16.4 mi |
| Elk Mountain | S 184° | 2,510 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bridger Hill | SSW 203° | 2,501 m | 17.5 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | S 189° | 2,496 m | 24.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 196° | 2,488 m | 22.5 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | S 189° | 2,457 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:20 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 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 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 27 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fossil Butte, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7501781456
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