Sand Knoll
Sand Knoll rises to 2,148 m in Wyoming. Mount Lena stands 2,972 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 4.7 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49071224, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2148 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
68 named places within 25 miles
- Iron Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Hawks Nest: 6.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Hogback: 9.3 mi
- Lucerne Point Group Site: 11.8 mi
- Goslin Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Edith Aspden Park: 12.2 mi
- Clay Basin Wildlife Management Area: 14.3 mi
- Little Hole Wildlife Management Area: 16.2 mi
- Linwood: 13.7 mi
- Greendale: 16.3 mi
- Bridgeport: 20.9 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Three Corners Monument: 21.6 mi
- Doc Parson Place: 23.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 20.1 mi
- Antelope Spring: 20.2 mi
- Big Spring: 23.5 mi
- Blacktail Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Laney Rim: 22.9 mi
- John Jarvie Ranch Historic Site (BLM): 20.1 mi
- Browns Park Waterfowl Area: 21.7 mi
- Moose Ponds Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lena | S 177° | 2,972 m | 22.7 mi |
| Limber Flag | S 180° | 2,895 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,865 m | 23.9 mi |
| Little Mountain | ESE 107° | 2,761 m | 7.8 mi |
| Kleins Hill | ESE 112° | 2,755 m | 23.1 mi |
| Buck Knoll | ESE 114° | 2,745 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bender Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,741 m | 20.0 mi |
| Willow Creek Butte | ESE 114° | 2,736 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:09 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckboard Marina, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1593896 — Sand Knoll, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356503866
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