Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 2,527 m in Wyoming. Bridger Peak stands 3,341 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mule Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,527 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mule Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Twin Buttes: 2.9 mi
- Petite Tetons: 3.2 mi
- Beaver Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Fletcher Park: 7.0 mi
- Standard Park: 11.4 mi
- Huston Park: 13.0 mi
- Long Park: 13.3 mi
- Hog Park: 15.8 mi
- Cottonwood Rim: 3.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Deep Creek Rim: 23.4 mi
- Finger Rock: 23.8 mi
- fire lookout: 14.6 mi
- Wheeler Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Stemp Spring: 6.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger Peak | NNE 33° | 3,341 m | 14.6 mi |
| Hahns Peak | SE 131° | 3,284 m | 17.6 mi |
| Vulcan Mountain | NE 34° | 3,282 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Oliphant | SW 217° | 3,248 m | 16.9 mi |
| West Bears Ears Peak | SSW 192° | 3,224 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Welba | SW 221° | 3,222 m | 16.1 mi |
| Buck Point | SW 217° | 3,209 m | 16.0 mi |
| Meaden Peak | SSE 161° | 3,207 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:00 | 16:44 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baggs, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504035
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