Sheep Mesa
Sheep Mesa rises to 3,413 m in Wyoming. Fortress Mountain stands 3,675 m to the southeast, 1.4 miles off. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Sheep Mesa (11,590 ft (3,530 m)) is located in the Absaroka Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Sheep Mesa is at the south end of Blackwater Canyon and is at the head of the drainage for Blackwater Creek. Fortress Mountain is 1 mi (1.6 km) south of Sheep Mesa.
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Wikidata Q14714837, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3413 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fortress Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Coxcomb Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Double Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Battlement Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Howell Mountain: 5.4 mi
- The Palisades: 7.9 mi
- Terrace Point: 20.2 mi
- Signal Point: 23.7 mi
- Park Point: 24.4 mi
- Elk Point: 24.7 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 8.1 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Fire Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Eagle Pass: 9.5 mi
- North Fork Shoshone River Access: 21.3 mi
- Plateau Falls: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Sheep Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortress Mountain | SE 138° | 3,675 m | 1.4 mi |
| Ptarmigan Mountain | E 88° | 3,665 m | 10.7 mi |
| Citadel Mountain | E 95° | 3,617 m | 12.3 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | S 187° | 3,591 m | 4.3 mi |
| Ishawooa Cone | S 179° | 3,576 m | 8.8 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | SSW 204° | 3,549 m | 7.1 mi |
| Clouds Home Peak | SSE 150° | 3,537 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | WSW 255° | 3,469 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:23 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:55 | 16:43 |
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 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 19 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pahaska, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506760
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