Peak · Wyoming
Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain rises to 3,041 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Muddy Mountain, a peak 3.3 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,041 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.20303, -106.21752
- 8.3 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Muddy Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Lake Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Iron Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Somber Hill: 9.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 10.6 mi
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 11.7 mi
- Fire Lookout: 11.7 mi
- Dan Birkholz Memorial: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 11.2 mi
Parks: 2
- Pelton Park: 12.5 mi
- Chimney Park: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Old Roach: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Spruce Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Bow Peak | NNW 335° | 3,639 m | 12.0 mi |
| Gap Point | NNW 340° | 3,585 m | 12.7 mi |
| Browns Peak | NNW 344° | 3,567 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 337° | 3,472 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | N 355° | 3,391 m | 14.0 mi |
| Silver Benchmark | NW 319° | 3,318 m | 10.6 mi |
| Woolf Benchmark | N 9° | 3,245 m | 16.7 mi |
| Rock Creek Point | NNE 12° | 3,233 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 30 | 23 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centennial 1NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1603294 — Spruce Mountain, Albany County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506823
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