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.
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
Named places within 25 miles
- East Temple Peak: 1.1 mi
- 10953: 1.8 mi
- Little El Capitan: 2.2 mi
- Wind River Peak: 2.3 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 2.3 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
- Garden: 20.9 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 21.6 mi
- The Sinks: 18.7 mi
- The Rise: 18.9 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 23.7 mi
- South Pass City: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | ENE 72° | 4,022.1 m | 2.3 mi |
| Little El Capitan | ENE 61° | 3,908.6 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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