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Shale Mountain

Shale Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates43.37467, -109.70766

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Bomber Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Water slide: 19.8 mi
Parks: 1
Attractions: 1
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gannett PeakSSE 168°4,206 m13.4 mi
Turret PeakSSE 163°4,147 m15.2 mi
Doublet PeakSSE 165°4,143 m15.1 mi
Dinwoody PeakSSE 165°4,115 m15.1 mi
Bastion PeakS 170°4,103 m11.8 mi
Mount FebbasSSE 159°4,100 m14.7 mi
Mount Woodrow WilsonS 169°4,094 m14.6 mi
Mount WarrenSSE 165°4,093 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:3920:2021:04
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:4916:0016:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242532374655616052413124
Precip in0.30.50.51.32.01.41.00.91.30.90.60.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356506748

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