The Nipple
The Nipple rises to 2,052 m in Wyoming. Hickey Mountain stands 2,686 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacle, a peak 0.9 miles away. Bridger Valley Historic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,052 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 5.8 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 30.0 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
30 named places within 25 miles
- The Pinnacle: 0.9 mi
- Wells Flat: 4.4 mi
- Bridger Butte: 9.6 mi
- Turtle Hill: 9.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Butte: 12.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 6.1 mi
- Mountain View Park: 8.6 mi
- Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site: 18.6 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 5.8 mi
- Jim Bridger's Fort: 5.8 mi
- Crockers Point: 21.3 mi
- Skull Point: 24.9 mi
- Lyman Rest Area: 3.5 mi
- Fort Bridger Museum: 5.9 mi
- Butcher Knife Spring: 16.1 mi
- Piedmont: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Nipple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey Mountain | SSE 164° | 2,686 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sage Creek Mountain | SSE 148° | 2,578 m | 21.3 mi |
| Chapman Butte | SW 218° | 2,563 m | 22.3 mi |
| Dans Nipple | SSW 204° | 2,470 m | 19.1 mi |
| Leavitt Bench | S 173° | 2,344 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Butte | SW 220° | 2,309 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bridger Butte | SW 221° | 2,278 m | 9.6 mi |
| Haystack Butte | SW 217° | 2,264 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
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 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN View, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504756
Day trips start here
- Lyman · 6 mi
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