The Island
The Island rises to 2,502 m in Wyoming. Cloud Peak stands 4,017 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ed Point, a cliff 2.9 miles away. Cloud Peak Skyway passes 9.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2502 m
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Cloud Peak Skyway
- 10.7 mi off the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Powder River Pass information sign · 17 mi
- Loaf Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 22 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Cement Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Elk Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Bear Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Buttes: 8.1 mi
- Battle Park: 3.3 mi
- Bellyache Flats: 4.6 mi
- Long Park: 5.5 mi
- Deer Park: 7.8 mi
- Island Park: 8.4 mi
- Ed Point: 2.9 mi
- Cobra: 10.6 mi
- Tilt-A-Wall: 10.7 mi
- Full Charge Crag: 10.7 mi
- Drugs & Sex Wall: 11.0 mi
- Moses Spring: 16.5 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 21.8 mi
- East Hunter Mesa Spring: 22.9 mi
- Hospital Hill Springs: 24.1 mi
- Hospital Hill Springs: 24.1 mi
- North Fork Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Granite Creek Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Ten Sleep Pioneer Museum: 16.7 mi
- Ten Sleep Pioneer Museum: 16.8 mi
- The Ten Sleep T: 16.0 mi
- Shell Falls: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of The Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Peak | NE 53° | 4,017 m | 12.6 mi |
| Merlon | NE 53° | 3,975 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Woolsey | NE 48° | 3,942 m | 13.4 mi |
| Kramer Peak | NE 51° | 3,918 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bomber South Peak | ENE 60° | 3,901 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NE 50° | 3,854 m | 14.5 mi |
| Innominate | NE 49° | 3,853 m | 13.3 mi |
| Hallelujah | NE 47° | 3,837 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:13 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tensleep 4NE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1603601 — The Island, Big Horn County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506981
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