Sheep Mountain
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Sheep Mountain rises to 3,418 m in Wyoming. Cloudveil Dome stands 3,666 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Teton Game Management Area, a park 4.5 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Sheep Mountain (11,244 feet (3,427 m)) is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Sheep Mountain forms a 5-mile (8 km) long ridge in the Gros Ventre Range and is easily seen from Jackson Hole. The town of Jackson is 13 miles (21 km) southwest of the peak. The southern end of Sheep Mountain is above the tree line and consists of rocky cliffs that are referred to as the "Sleeping Indian" due to their appearance as viewed from Jackson Hole. Sheep Mountain is in the Gros Ventre Wilderness of Bridger–Teton National Forest. At the northern end of Sheep Mountain is the location of the Gros Ventre landslide. In 1996, a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo plane carrying an automobile and equipment outbound from Jackson Hole crashed into Sheep Mountain, killing a U.S. Secret Service agent and eight Air Force personnel. The cargo plane was transporting equipment to another destination after U.S. President Bill Clinton and his family had vacationed in Jackson Hole the previous week.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7492416, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3418 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mormon Row Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 12 mi
- Flat Creek Overlook · 12 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 6.7 mi
- Jackson Peak: 7.6 mi
- Crystal Peak: 8.3 mi
- Nowlin Peak: 8.4 mi
- Teton Game Management Area: 4.5 mi
- May Park: 12.1 mi
- Mike Yokel Park: 12.4 mi
- Murie Family Park: 12.5 mi
- Town Square: 12.7 mi
- T. A. Moulton Barn: 10.7 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 12.3 mi
- Antler Arch: 12.7 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 13.6 mi
- Cunningham Cabin: 16.3 mi
- Burnt Point: 7.1 mi
- Upper Blacktail Butte: 11.4 mi
- Rock Face: 11.9 mi
- Hoback Shield: 17.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 19.1 mi
- Granite Falls: 13.0 mi
- Upper Falls: 15.8 mi
- Bannock Falls: 17.2 mi
- Cleft Falls: 17.8 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 17.9 mi
- Bison Columns: 11.4 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 11.4 mi
- Trading for Moccasins: 11.4 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 11.4 mi
- Buffalo Hide: 11.4 mi
- Millers Springs: 11.0 mi
- Millers Springs: 11.3 mi
- Granite Hot Spring: 12.7 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 12.1 mi
- Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 17.4 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 11.4 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 12.7 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 12.7 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 8.0 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Phelps Beach: 15.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudveil Dome | NW 311° | 3,666 m | 18.6 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 304° | 3,627 m | 17.8 mi |
| Nez Perce | NW 312° | 3,612 m | 18.3 mi |
| Black Peak | SE 138° | 3,547 m | 12.2 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | NW 314° | 3,541 m | 18.7 mi |
| Darwin Peak | SE 135° | 3,537 m | 15.2 mi |
| Doubletop Peak | SE 138° | 3,508 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Wister | NW 307° | 3,492 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:24 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
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 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 27 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moose, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1609152 — Sheep Mountain, Teton County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356511241
Day trips start here
- Jackson · 13 mi
- Grand Teton National Park · 22 mi
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