Slate Mountain
Slate Mountain rises to 2,086 m in Wyoming. Split Rock stands 2,517 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Squaw Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 24 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Summit in Platte County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077294, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,086 m
How to reach it
- 23.8 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
52 named places within 25 miles
- Squaw Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Government Peak: 4.4 mi
- South Cooney Hill: 4.4 mi
- Moonshine Peak: 5.0 mi
- North Cooney Hill: 6.0 mi
- Sybille Game and Fish Experimental Unit: 13.3 mi
- Elk Park: 22.1 mi
- Legion Park: 24.0 mi
- Sybille Springs: 22.7 mi
- Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Cheyenne Deadwood Trail Historic Marker: 24.0 mi
- Chugwater Museum: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Slate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Split Rock | NW 306° | 2,517 m | 10.6 mi |
| Britania Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,488 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bear Head Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,480 m | 23.1 mi |
| Resse Mountain | NW 312° | 2,477 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 308° | 2,462 m | 10.9 mi |
| Douthitt Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,423 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pinto Rocks | WNW 294° | 2,422 m | 21.0 mi |
| Collins Peak | NNW 327° | 2,371 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sybille Rsch Unit, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1594951 — Slate Mountain, Platte County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504406
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