Spearhead Peak
Spearhead Peak rises to 3,071 m in Wyoming. Grand Teton stands 4,199 m to the northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossil Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 10.0 miles off.
The story
Spearhead Peak (10,131 feet (3,088 m)) is located in the Teton Range, Caribou-Targhee National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is situated near the head of Death Canyon and the Teton Crest Trail is immediately west of the peak.
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Wikidata Q7574387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3071 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 11 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 12 mi
- Flat Creek Overlook · 13 mi
- Mormon Row Viewpoint · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fossil Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Two Elk Peak: 1.8 mi
- Murphy Peak: 1.9 mi
- Housetop Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Tukuarika Peak: 2.3 mi
- Village Commons: 5.4 mi
- Owen Bircher Park: 9.6 mi
- Rendezvous Park: 9.9 mi
- Sherman Park: 10.0 mi
- Emily Stevens Park: 10.2 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 2.4 mi
- rendevous mtn trail: 3.4 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 8.6 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 9.7 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 10.0 mi
- Sheep Steps: 4.5 mi
- The Wall: 6.3 mi
- Black Dike: 8.7 mi
- Rock Face: 10.9 mi
- Upper Blacktail Butte: 10.9 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 7.3 mi
- Cleft Falls: 9.0 mi
- Bannock Falls: 9.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.0 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 12.5 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 9.0 mi
- Buffalo Hide: 9.0 mi
- Trading for Moccasins: 9.0 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 9.0 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 9.0 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 11.6 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 13.1 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 9.8 mi
- Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Millers Springs: 12.9 mi
- Millers Springs: 13.1 mi
- Paradise Spring: 14.2 mi
- Phelps Beach: 5.6 mi
- Palisades Bench: 23.5 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 11.5 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 13.0 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Spearhead Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton | NE 37° | 4,199 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Enclosure | NE 36° | 4,060 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Owen | NE 37° | 3,924 m | 9.5 mi |
| Middle Teton | NE 38° | 3,903 m | 8.2 mi |
| South Teton | NE 39° | 3,814 m | 7.3 mi |
| Dike Pinnacle | NE 39° | 3,792 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bonney Pinnacle | NE 37° | 3,773.5 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ice Cream Cone | NE 40° | 3,767 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:03 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 27 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moose, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504328
Day trips start here
- Driggs · 12 mi
- Jackson · 13 mi
- Grand Teton National Park · 17 mi
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