Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 2,256 m in Wyoming. Trout Peak stands 3,724 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Andy Martin Hill River Access, a park 3.9 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Park County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,256 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Dead Indian Overlook · 21 mi
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 23 mi
89 named places within 25 miles
- Castle Rock: 4.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Logan Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Andy Martin Hill River Access: 3.9 mi
- North Fork Shoshone River Access: 4.8 mi
- Buffalo Bill State Park: 6.1 mi
- Valley View Park: 12.3 mi
- Don Little Park: 13.9 mi
- Plains Indian Museum: 13.8 mi
- Buffalo Bill Boyhood Home: 13.9 mi
- Buffalo Bill Museum: 13.9 mi
- Whitney Western Art Museum: 13.9 mi
- Buffalo Bill Center of the West: 13.9 mi
- Old Trail Town: 12.3 mi
- Cody Firearms Experience: 12.4 mi
- Wild Sheep Exhibit: 13.8 mi
- Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Review: 14.3 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
- Sunlight Creek Picnic Site: 22.8 mi
- Buffalo Bill – The Scout: 13.9 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Fire Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Heart Mountain Relocation Center Memorial: 24.5 mi
- Meeteetse Rim: 20.7 mi
- The Palisades: 21.7 mi
- Sunlight Falls: 23.1 mi
- Bear: 14.6 mi
- Loch-Katrine Bird Reservation: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Peak | NW 319° | 3,724 m | 14.6 mi |
| Dead Indian Peak | NW 310° | 3,703 m | 17.9 mi |
| Carter Mountain | SSW 194° | 3,686 m | 17.6 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | WSW 253° | 3,675 m | 24.2 mi |
| Ptarmigan Mountain | WSW 246° | 3,665 m | 14.6 mi |
| Citadel Mountain | WSW 238° | 3,617 m | 13.8 mi |
| Clouds Home Peak | SW 236° | 3,537 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sheep Mesa | WSW 256° | 3,413 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:21 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:53 | 16:41 |
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 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wapiti 1wsw, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504045
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