The Needles
The Needles rises to 2,551 m in Wyoming. Laramie Peak stands 3,059 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Trethway Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082724, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2551 m
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Trethway Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Bell Butte: 2.0 mi
- Bell Mountain: 2.6 mi
- South Sawtooth Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Middle Sawtooth Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Friend Park: 7.4 mi
- Friend Park: 7.6 mi
- Elk Park: 13.5 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 19.6 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 21.3 mi
- Cottonwood Falls: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of The Needles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laramie Peak | SE 131° | 3,059 m | 8.4 mi |
| Warbonnet Peak | WNW 298° | 2,861 m | 13.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SSE 156° | 2,784 m | 6.2 mi |
| Windy Peak | S 185° | 2,735 m | 3.4 mi |
| Jack Squirrel Peak | SSE 167° | 2,699 m | 7.6 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | SSE 161° | 2,667 m | 6.7 mi |
| South Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,664 m | 8.6 mi |
| Fortymile Peak | W 262° | 2,663 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:01 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Double Four RCH, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504701
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