Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 2,077 m in Wyoming. Baldy Mountain stands 2,618 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 6.4 miles away. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Platte County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,077 m
How to reach it
51 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Richeau Hill: 6.6 mi
- Poe Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Overton Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Yaunt Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Sybille Game and Fish Experimental Unit: 10.2 mi
- Legion Park: 19.3 mi
- Cheyenne Deadwood Trail Historic Marker: 19.3 mi
- Sybille Springs: 19.4 mi
- Chugwater Museum: 19.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | SW 221° | 2,618 m | 23.6 mi |
| Split Rock | NW 324° | 2,517 m | 18.1 mi |
| The Buttes | SW 221° | 2,508 m | 21.0 mi |
| Britania Mountain | NNW 335° | 2,488 m | 22.6 mi |
| Resse Mountain | NNW 329° | 2,477 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 325° | 2,462 m | 18.4 mi |
| Douthitt Mountain | NW 310° | 2,423 m | 20.1 mi |
| Collins Peak | NNW 336° | 2,371 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
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 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sybille Rsch Unit, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504038
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