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South Mountain

South Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

South Mountain rises to 2,664 m in Wyoming. Laramie Peak stands 3,059 m to the northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Friend Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075978, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2664 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.24219, -105.47666

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laramie PeakNE 44°3,059 m2.5 mi
Eagle PeakNW 307°2,784 m2.6 mi
Windy PeakNW 308°2,735 m6.2 mi
Jack Squirrel PeakW 266°2,699 m2.9 mi
Eagle MountainWNW 290°2,667 m2.6 mi
Fortymile PeakWNW 294°2,663 m14.5 mi
Beaver MountainNW 304°2,645 m5.2 mi
Slick MountainWNW 288°2,645 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2620:0020:43
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2815:4816:33

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836425059666456443427
Precip in0.30.70.92.12.82.41.31.11.51.00.90.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Double Four RCH, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1603187 — South Mountain, Albany County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356506815

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