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Saddleback Mountain

Saddleback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Saddleback Mountain rises to 2,416 m in Wyoming. Pole Mountain stands 2,751 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hecla, a ghost town 5.9 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 26 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49070767, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,416 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.07609, -105.20498

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Bald Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • BM AS-P41: 7.8 mi
  • Stone Temple: 8.0 mi
  • Little Twins: 8.9 mi
  • Table Mountain: 8.9 mi
Parks: 58
Artworks: 37
  • Buffalo: 16.6 mi
  • Wind Code: 17.0 mi
  • Dino: 18.4 mi
  • Buffalo Soldier: 19.8 mi
  • Locomotive: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • The Citadel Crag: 8.4 mi
  • Plumb Line Crag Upper Tier: 8.5 mi
  • Plumb Line Crag Lower Tier: 8.5 mi
  • Nat's Three Star Roof: 10.0 mi
  • The Potato Chip: 10.4 mi
Museums: 7
Gardens: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
Springs: 3
  • Simpson Springs: 20.9 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Pope Springs: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Saddleback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pole MountainNW2,751 m14.5 mi
Leg BenchmarkNW2,749 m14.7 mi
Crow BenchmarkNW2,708 m16.4 mi
Pilot HillNW2,691 m20.7 mi
Point CrawfordNW2,673 m13.6 mi
Green MountainNW2,651 m11.6 mi
Iron MountainWSW2,649 m21.0 mi
Twin MountainNW2,632 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:2919:5620:37
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2315:5216:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282835415060676557453527
Precip in0.30.40.81.52.22.02.11.61.51.00.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hecla 1E, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356503797

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