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Temple Peak

Temple Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Temple Peak rises to 3,958 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the east-northeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Diving Board, a cliff 0.9 miles away.

The story

Temple Peak (12,977 feet (3,955 m)) is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Temple Peak is a little over 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of East Temple Peak. Temple Peak is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest.

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Wikidata Q16901423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3958 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.69856, -109.17096

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 21
Parks: 7
  • Tayo Park: 5.5 mi
  • Sinks Canyon State Park: 18.4 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 21.0 mi
  • Lander Bike Park: 23.6 mi
  • Popo Agie Park: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • City Park: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Raised Bed Garden: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • The Sinks: 18.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Rise: 18.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • The Lander Pioneer Museum: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Temple Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind River PeakENE 72°4,022.1 m2.3 mi
Little El CapitanENE 61°3,908.6 m2.2 mi
East Temple PeakNE 42°3,822 m1.1 mi
Washakie PeakNNW 331°3,811 m9.1 mi
Atlantic PeakESE 123°3,808 m10.3 mi
Dog Tooth PeakN 349°3,800 m4.5 mi
Lizard Head PeakNNW 348°3,799 m6.5 mi
Mitchell PeakNNW 344°3,796 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:3920:1620:59
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4516:0116:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536435363727060453222
Precip in0.50.71.32.12.71.10.60.51.01.40.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1603555 — Temple Peak, Sublette County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356506962

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