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Sheephead Mountain

Sheephead Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sheephead Mountain rises to 2,623 m in Wyoming. Elk Mountain stands 3,390 m to the east-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dana Ridge South, a peak 3.1 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2623 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.66357, -106.62864

Overlooks nearby

48 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
Parks: 5
Museums: 2
  • Elk Mountain Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Saratoga Museum: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 18.9 mi
  • Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Hanna Mine Memorial: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheephead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk MountainESE 112°3,390 m5.7 mi
Kennaday PeakSSE 158°3,290 m15.7 mi
Windy HillSE 133°3,220 m22.4 mi
Pine ButteSE 140°3,210 m22.5 mi
Lookout MountainESE 121°3,124 m22.7 mi
Pennock MountainSSE 167°3,061 m10.0 mi
Rock MountainESE 110°2,959 m22.0 mi
Coad MountainSSE 161°2,834 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3320:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:3115:5516:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634404959666456453325
Precip in0.70.81.31.51.81.10.90.71.11.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK MTN, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356504058

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