Shale Mountain
Shale Mountain rises to 3,770 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Square Top Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Shale Mountain (12,405 ft (3,781 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Shale Mountain straddles the Continental Divide and is in both Bridger-Teton and Shoshone National Forests. Shale Mountain is 5 mi (8.0 km) north of Downs Mountain.
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Wikidata Q14951373, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3770 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Square Top Mountain: 1.9 mi
- The Guardian: 3.4 mi
- Hunters Hump: 3.6 mi
- Middle Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Torrey Peak: 4.4 mi
- White Rock: 9.0 mi
- Granite Peak: 10.8 mi
- Greeley Point: 13.5 mi
- White Point: 20.2 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 21.0 mi
- Bomber Falls: 5.5 mi
- Water slide: 19.8 mi
- Dubois Museum: 11.7 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 12.6 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 7.6 mi
- National BigHorn Sheep Center: 11.7 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Shale Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | SSE 168° | 4,206 m | 13.4 mi |
| Turret Peak | SSE 163° | 4,147 m | 15.2 mi |
| Doublet Peak | SSE 165° | 4,143 m | 15.1 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | SSE 165° | 4,115 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bastion Peak | S 170° | 4,103 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Febbas | SSE 159° | 4,100 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Woodrow Wilson | S 169° | 4,094 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Warren | SSE 165° | 4,093 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506748
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