Skunk Peak
Skunk Peak rises to 1,428 m in Wyoming. Warren Peak stands 2,029 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,428 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Little Table Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Schoolmarm Butte: 2.6 mi
- Sandstone Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Baseball Feilds: 13.4 mi
- Washington Park: 13.8 mi
- Sport Feilds: 13.9 mi
- Sundance Pond Park: 14.0 mi
- Sundance Square: 14.2 mi
- Upper Windy Pine Falls: 12.1 mi
- Lower Windy Pine Falls: 12.1 mi
- Mirror Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 23.2 mi
- Roughlock Falls: 23.8 mi
- Devils Tower: 20.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 21.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 21.5 mi
- Geographic Center of the Nation Monument: 21.5 mi
- Klondike School: 22.2 mi
- Crook County Museum and Art Gallery: 14.2 mi
- Tripp Family Car Collection: 21.6 mi
- Von Bayer Museum of Fish Culture: 22.0 mi
- The Booth House: 22.0 mi
- High Plains Western Heritage Center: 24.5 mi
- Tinton: 18.8 mi
- Crown Hill: 22.6 mi
- Minnesela: 23.0 mi
- Carbonate: 24.3 mi
- Sundance Kid statue: 14.2 mi
- Paolo Adventures: 21.1 mi
- Northern Hills Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.7 mi
- Spearfish Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Roadside picnic: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Skunk Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Peak | SW 224° | 2,029 m | 11.8 mi |
| West Cement Ridge | SSE 149° | 2,026 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bull Hill | SW 228° | 1,948 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mineral Hill | SSE 148° | 1,918 m | 18.5 mi |
| Ragged Top | SW 218° | 1,909 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sunshine Hill | SE 143° | 1,809 m | 18.5 mi |
| Negro Hill | SE 144° | 1,808 m | 18.7 mi |
| Grandview Hill | SE 143° | 1,807 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:02 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sundance 8 NNW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1602955 — Skunk Peak, Crook County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506793
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