Sweetwater Rocks
Sweetwater Rocks rises to 2,095 m in Wyoming. Ferris Mountain East stands 3,059 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweetwater Monument, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 24 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49080505, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2095 m
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
66 named places within 25 miles
- Savage Peak: 3.1 mi
- Sweetwater Rocks: 3.6 mi
- Granite Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Point of Rocks: 5.4 mi
- Independence Rock: 5.6 mi
- Sweet Water River Crossing: 5.8 mi
- Soda Lake Camp: 8.9 mi
- Six Mile Camp: 14.8 mi
- Sweetwater Monument: 1.2 mi
- Fort Seminoe: 1.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.7 mi
- Boggy Meadows Rim: 24.5 mi
- Wyoming State Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Miller Spring: 8.5 mi
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge: 16.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sweetwater Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Mountain East | S 182° | 3,059 m | 14.0 mi |
| Ferris Mountain West | SSW 206° | 2,947 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bradley Peak | SSE 156° | 2,725 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bairoil Benchmark | WSW 242° | 2,654 m | 23.8 mi |
| Garfield Peak | N 356° | 2,503 m | 22.3 mi |
| Whiskey Peak | WSW 244° | 2,499 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 114° | 2,488 m | 20.1 mi |
| The Chimneys | ESE 117° | 2,475 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muddy GAP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1595246 — Sweetwater Rocks, Natrona County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504601
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