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Sunset Hill

Sunset Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Hill rises to 2,019 m in Wyoming. Laramie Peak stands 3,059 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Esterbrook Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49080202, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2019 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42497, -105.32887

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Glendo State Park: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Sunset Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laramie PeakSSW 208°3,059 m12.3 mi
Eagle PeakSW 221°2,784 m14.7 mi
Windy PeakSW 235°2,735 m15.3 mi
Jack Squirrel PeakSW 219°2,699 m16.5 mi
Eagle MountainSW 220°2,667 m15.4 mi
South MountainSSW 211°2,664 m14.7 mi
Beaver MountainSW 231°2,645 m15.4 mi
Slick MountainSW 234°2,645 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:14
June solstice05:2520:0020:43
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2815:4716:32

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836425059666456443427
Precip in0.30.70.92.12.82.41.31.11.51.00.90.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Double Four RCH, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356506895

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