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Split Mountain

Split Mountain rises to 3,989 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the north-northeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 0.8 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

Split Mountain (13,161 ft (4,011 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Split Mountain is the 22nd highest peak in Wyoming. Split Mountain is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest and is about .70 mi (1.13 km) northwest of Twin Peaks and 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast of Mount Whitecap. Mammoth Glacier is on the northeast slopes of the peak while the smaller Baby Glacier flows down from a spur to the northwest.

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Wikidata Q16900403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3989 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.16412, -109.67237

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 8
  • Salt Barrels Park: 22.1 mi
  • Split Diamond Park: 22.2 mi
  • Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 22.2 mi
  • Trails Creek Park: 22.4 mi
  • Burzlander Park: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Water slide: 5.1 mi
  • Bomber Falls: 15.4 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Bull Lake Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gypsum Spring: 17.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Split Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gannett PeakNNE 33°4,206 m1.7 mi
Fremont PeakSE 135°4,177 m3.9 mi
Turret PeakE 89°4,147 m2.7 mi
Doublet PeakE 92°4,143 m2.2 mi
Mount HelenESE 113°4,128 m2.3 mi
Mount SacagaweaSE 128°4,119 m3.1 mi
Dinwoody PeakE 91°4,115 m2.0 mi
Jackson PeakSE 132°4,114 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:4020:1921:03
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:4816:0116:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131523354351595749382415

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cora, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356506822

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