Shiprock
Shiprock rises to 2,084 m in Wyoming. Steamboat Mountain stands 2,650 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks Stage Station, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073371, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,084 m
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
61 named places within 25 miles
- Sweetwater County R/C Field: 13.0 mi
- Reliance Park: 18.3 mi
- Prairie Park: 19.7 mi
- Veteran's Park: 19.8 mi
- Garnet Park: 19.9 mi
- Black Buttes: 8.8 mi
- Zirkel Mesa: 9.0 mi
- Emmons Mesa: 11.3 mi
- Emmons Cone: 11.6 mi
- Spring Butte: 12.1 mi
- Salt Wells: 7.8 mi
- Dines: 17.6 mi
- Winton: 17.6 mi
- Table Rock: 23.5 mi
- Tenmile Rim: 11.8 mi
- Lion Bluffs: 19.3 mi
- Sixmile Rim: 20.2 mi
- Sand Butte Rim: 22.1 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 2.2 mi
- Tri Territory Monument: 22.6 mi
- Crookston Ranch Cultural Site: 23.0 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (westbound): 15.2 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (eastbound): 16.0 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 19.8 mi
- US Army Tank: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shiprock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,650 m | 21.0 mi |
| Quaking Asp Mountain | SW 220° | 2,594 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sand Butte | SSE 159° | 2,559 m | 24.7 mi |
| South Table Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,524 m | 18.0 mi |
| Black Buttes | SSE 168° | 2,427 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cabin Butte | NW 318° | 2,425 m | 12.9 mi |
| North Table Mountain | NNW 330° | 2,419 m | 19.0 mi |
| Deer Butte | NW 315° | 2,401 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:04 | 16:49 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505771
Day trips start here
- Rock Springs · 20 mi
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