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Sleeping Giant Mountain

Sleeping Giant Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sleeping Giant Mountain rises to 3,408 m in Wyoming. Trout Peak stands 3,724 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Whirlwind Peak, a peak 3.6 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3408 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.52411, -109.84240

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 6.5 mi
  • Clearwater Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Horse Creek Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
Springs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Fire Memorial: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Eagle Pass: 16.0 mi
Parks: 1
  • North Fork Shoshone River Access: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Sleeping Giant Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Trout PeakENE 71°3,724 m16.5 mi
Dead Indian PeakENE 63°3,703 m12.8 mi
Fortress MountainS 170°3,675 m13.1 mi
Ptarmigan MountainSE 134°3,665 m16.6 mi
Battlement MountainS 177°3,591 m16.1 mi
Pinnacle MountainSSW 203°3,469 m15.1 mi
Eagle PeakSSW 213°3,460 m16.8 mi
Sheep MesaS 174°3,413 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:32
June solstice05:3520:2421:09
September equinox07:0718:4019:19
December solstice07:5415:5516:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202129354553615951392719
Precip in2.21.92.52.42.62.71.41.31.92.53.12.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pahaska, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1602974 — Sleeping Giant Mountain, Park County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356506798

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