Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 2,409 m in Wyoming. Ferris Mountain West stands 2,947 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooks Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,409 m
How to reach it
44 named places within 25 miles
- Crooks Peak: 2.5 mi
- Crooks Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Green Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Bare Ring Butte: 7.9 mi
- Pep Benchmark: 9.1 mi
- Stratton Rim: 10.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.0 mi
- Bull Springs Rim: 22.8 mi
- Six Mile Camp: 16.3 mi
- Soda Lake Camp: 22.2 mi
- Eye of the Eagle: 18.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Mountain West | ESE 105° | 2,947 m | 24.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,807 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bairoil Benchmark | ESE 122° | 2,654 m | 10.5 mi |
| Crooks Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,533 m | 5.3 mi |
| Whiskey Peak | ESE 117° | 2,499 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ridge Benchmark | SE 145° | 2,460 m | 15.4 mi |
| McIntosh Peak | ENE 57° | 2,429 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lamont Benchmark | SE 141° | 2,391 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:10 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:57 | 16:42 |
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 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jeffrey City, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504040
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