The Chimneys
The Chimneys rises to 2,475 m in Wyoming. Ferris Mountain East stands 3,059 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Heaths Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 2.6 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082271, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2475 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Heaths Peak: 0.8 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 2.9 mi
- Dome Rock: 3.4 mi
- Tops Benchmark: 4.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 6.1 mi
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge: 9.3 mi
- Headquarters Park: 15.4 mi
- Bear Park: 16.0 mi
- Fourmile Point: 11.8 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 13.2 mi
- Coal Creek Rim: 20.5 mi
- Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 18.4 mi
- Sweet Water River Crossing: 19.5 mi
- Wyoming State Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Shirley Basin Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Fort Seminoe: 21.6 mi
- Sweetwater Monument: 22.9 mi
- Little Rock Spring: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Chimneys. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Mountain East | W 260° | 3,059 m | 20.9 mi |
| Shirley Benchmark | SE 124° | 2,792 m | 17.4 mi |
| Quealy Benchmark | SE 125° | 2,791 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bradley Peak | SW 229° | 2,725 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 129° | 2,700 m | 20.6 mi |
| High Benchmark | SE 126° | 2,698 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sailor Benchmark | SSE 164° | 2,525 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NW 321° | 2,488 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:53 | 16:39 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEO 6 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504734
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