The Mesa
The Mesa rises to 2,242 m in Wyoming. Aspen Butte stands 2,881 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sommers Homestead Living History Museum, a museum 6.6 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082680, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,242 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
48 named places within 25 miles
- Two Buttes: 7.4 mi
- Ross Butte: 8.2 mi
- Ruby Hill: 8.2 mi
- The Mesa: 8.6 mi
- Mount Airy: 10.7 mi
- Boyd Skinner Park: 12.4 mi
- Wrangler Park: 12.5 mi
- American Legion Park: 12.6 mi
- Burzlander Park: 12.8 mi
- Trails Creek Park: 13.1 mi
- Sommers Homestead Living History Museum: 6.6 mi
- Museum of the Mountain Man: 12.9 mi
- Green River Valley Museum: 14.2 mi
- Stewart Point: 9.1 mi
- Blue Rim: 12.6 mi
- Little Brown Point: 21.6 mi
- North Fork Falls: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Butte | E 85° | 2,881 m | 24.3 mi |
| Fortification Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,843 m | 21.2 mi |
| Half Moon Mountain | NNE 31° | 2,652 m | 17.4 mi |
| Fremont Butte | ENE 78° | 2,393 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cora Butte | NNW 344° | 2,360 m | 16.5 mi |
| Deer Hill | WSW 245° | 2,353 m | 21.0 mi |
| Shannon Point | NW 316° | 2,343 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Airy | N 359° | 2,333 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:19 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:04 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 25 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder Rearing STN, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1595443 — The Mesa, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504750
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