Swanski Rock
Swanski Rock rises to 1,540 m in Wyoming. Signature Rock stands 1,539 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Tubs, a peak 3.3 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 16 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49080426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,540 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
26 named places within 25 miles
- Three Tubs: 3.3 mi
- Shepherds Point: 3.9 mi
- Table Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Bald Butte: 5.3 mi
- Turner Peak: 7.0 mi
- Van Tassell Park: 15.2 mi
- Northside Park: 16.8 mi
- Washington Park: 17.2 mi
- Harrison City Park: 18.8 mi
- Warbonnet Battlefield Monument: 21.9 mi
- Coffee Siding Historical Marker: 15.8 mi
- Fireman's Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Stagecoach Museum: 17.0 mi
- Sioux County Museum: 19.1 mi
- Lusk Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Black Hills Ordnance Depot: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swanski Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Rock | W 269° | 1,539 m | 10.2 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSW 210° | 1,506 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pants Butte | ESE 118° | 1,449 m | 19.8 mi |
| West Rabbit Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,407 m | 23.1 mi |
| East Rabbit Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,388 m | 22.7 mi |
| Tim Butte | WNW 300° | 1,379 m | 18.1 mi |
| Table Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,376 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bald Butte | NE 55° | 1,351 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lusk 25ne, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1595233 — Swanski Rock, Niobrara County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504599
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