Temple Peak
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. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
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
- 3,958 m
How to reach it
96 named places within 25 miles
- East Temple Peak: 1.1 mi
- Little El Capitan: 2.2 mi
- Wind River Peak: 2.3 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Schiestler Peak: 2.4 mi
- The Diving Board: 0.9 mi
- Sharks Nose: 6.4 mi
- Suicide Point: 13.7 mi
- Fair Field: 16.6 mi
- Main Wall: 17.3 mi
- 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
- Middle Fork Falls: 14.7 mi
- North Fork Falls: 21.8 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- City Park: 23.6 mi
- The Sinks: 18.7 mi
- The Rise: 18.9 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 21.6 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 23.7 mi
- South Pass City: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Temple Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | ENE 72° | 4,022 m | 2.3 mi |
| Little El Capitan | ENE 61° | 3,909 m | 2.2 mi |
| East Temple Peak | NE 42° | 3,822 m | 1.1 mi |
| Washakie Peak | NNW 331° | 3,811 m | 9.1 mi |
| Atlantic Peak | ESE 123° | 3,808 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | N 349° | 3,800 m | 4.5 mi |
| Lizard Head Peak | NNW 348° | 3,799 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mitchell Peak | NNW 344° | 3,796 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
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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