Shepherds Point
Shepherds Point rises to 1,333 m in Wyoming. Swanski Rock stands 1,540 m to the south-southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 20 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,333 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
28 named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Three Tubs: 1.4 mi
- Swanski Rock: 3.9 mi
- Bald Butte: 5.8 mi
- Turner Peak: 9.5 mi
- Northside Park: 17.6 mi
- Washington Park: 18.0 mi
- Van Tassell Park: 19.0 mi
- Harrison City Park: 22.4 mi
- Warbonnet Battlefield Monument: 23.0 mi
- Fireman's Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Coffee Siding Historical Marker: 19.6 mi
- Stagecoach Museum: 17.9 mi
- Sioux County Museum: 22.6 mi
- Lusk Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Black Hills Ordnance Depot: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shepherds Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanski Rock | SSE 159° | 1,540 m | 3.9 mi |
| Signature Rock | WSW 246° | 1,539 m | 9.6 mi |
| Flat Top | W 274° | 1,531 m | 23.8 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSW 201° | 1,506 m | 21.3 mi |
| Pants Butte | SE 124° | 1,449 m | 22.8 mi |
| West Rabbit Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,407 m | 20.2 mi |
| White Hill | WNW 294° | 1,393 m | 23.5 mi |
| East Rabbit Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,388 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:57 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lusk 25ne, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1594248 — Shepherds Point, Niobrara County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504084
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