South Mountain
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
- 2,664 m
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bear Head Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Laramie Peak: 2.5 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Eagle Peak: 2.6 mi
- Friend Park: 1.2 mi
- Elk Park: 6.3 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 23.3 mi
- Cottonwood Falls: 13.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laramie Peak | NE 44° | 3,059 m | 2.5 mi |
| Eagle Peak | NW 307° | 2,784 m | 2.6 mi |
| Windy Peak | NW 308° | 2,735 m | 6.2 mi |
| Jack Squirrel Peak | W 266° | 2,699 m | 2.9 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,667 m | 2.6 mi |
| Fortymile Peak | WNW 294° | 2,663 m | 14.5 mi |
| Beaver Mountain | NW 304° | 2,645 m | 5.2 mi |
| Slick Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,645 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
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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