South Fork Mountain
South Fork Mountain rises to 2,829 m in Wyoming. Bald Knoll stands 3,137 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Granny Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 4.2 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49075811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,829 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
39 named places within 25 miles
- Granny Peak: 2.2 mi
- Pink Hill: 7.2 mi
- Fort Hill: 8.8 mi
- Coke Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Miller Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Alkal Spring: 6.2 mi
- Jenkins Springs: 14.1 mi
- Big Spring: 16.2 mi
- Ferney Spring: 22.2 mi
- Ollie Spring: 22.4 mi
- Nugent Park: 15.3 mi
- Triangle Park: 19.5 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 20.5 mi
- Fontenelle Recreation Area: 21.4 mi
- Lake Alice Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Hobble Creek Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Hamsfork Museum: 19.3 mi
- Names Hill: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knoll | N 11° | 3,137 m | 22.8 mi |
| Fontennelle Mountain | N 351° | 3,064 m | 22.9 mi |
| Electric Peak | N 349° | 2,883 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lake Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,871 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NNW 349° | 2,794 m | 23.3 mi |
| Green Knoll | NNW 328° | 2,782 m | 18.6 mi |
| Miller Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,748 m | 12.0 mi |
| Coke Mountain | W 266° | 2,712 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:09 | 16:54 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 27 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kemmerer 2N, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504276
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- Fossil Butte National Monument · 18 mi
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