Sunbeam Peak
Sunbeam Peak rises to 4,092 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the west-northwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Heap Steep Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Sunbeam Peak (13,446–13,486 ft (4,098–4,111 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is the 13th highest summit in Wyoming. The summit is located in Shoshone National Forest and the Heap Steep Glacier lies on the north slopes of the mountain.
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Wikidata Q14714846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4092 m
How to reach it
- 24.3 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Heap Steep Peak: 0.3 mi
- Turret Peak: 0.4 mi
- East Sentinel: 0.6 mi
- Mount Warren: 0.7 mi
- Doublet Peak: 0.8 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 21.9 mi
- Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 23.9 mi
- Split Diamond Park: 23.9 mi
- Burzlander Park: 24.1 mi
- Trails Creek Park: 24.2 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Greeley Point: 8.4 mi
- Granite Peak: 8.6 mi
- White Rock: 11.5 mi
- Little Brown Point: 16.0 mi
- Water slide: 6.0 mi
- Bomber Falls: 14.6 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- North Fork Falls: 21.0 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 21.8 mi
- Museum of the Mountain Man: 24.0 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Sunbeam Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | WNW 298° | 4,206 m | 2.1 mi |
| Fremont Peak | S 180° | 4,177 m | 3.2 mi |
| Turret Peak | S 188° | 4,147 m | 0.4 mi |
| Doublet Peak | SW 230° | 4,143 m | 0.8 mi |
| Mount Helen | SSW 207° | 4,128 m | 1.5 mi |
| Mount Sacagawea | S 189° | 4,119 m | 2.4 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | SW 236° | 4,115 m | 0.9 mi |
| Jackson Peak | SSE 168° | 4,114 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:00 | 16:47 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burris, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1603437 — Sunbeam Peak, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506881
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