The Sphinx
The Sphinx rises to 4,024 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the north-northwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Skyline Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
The Sphinx is a 13,264-foot (4,043 m) mountain in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The summit is on the Continental Divide in both Shoshone and Bridger-Teton National Forests and it is .38 mi (0.61 km) east-southeast of Mount Woodrow Wilson. The Dinwoody Glacier flows from the north slopes of the peak, while Sphinx Glacier is on the southwest flank of the mountain.
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Wikidata Q16901550, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4024 m
How to reach it
- 23.2 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Skyline Peak: 0.2 mi
- Mount Woodrow Wilson: 0.2 mi
- Bobs Towers: 0.3 mi
- Miriam Peak: 0.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 0.7 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 22.1 mi
- Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 22.8 mi
- Split Diamond Park: 22.8 mi
- Burzlander Park: 23.1 mi
- Trails Creek Park: 23.1 mi
- Greeley Point: 7.0 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 7.2 mi
- Granite Peak: 7.5 mi
- White Rock: 10.5 mi
- Little Brown Point: 15.5 mi
- Water slide: 5.2 mi
- Bomber Falls: 15.1 mi
- North Fork Falls: 21.1 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 22.6 mi
- Museum of the Mountain Man: 22.9 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of The Sphinx. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | NNW 347° | 4,206 m | 1.3 mi |
| Fremont Peak | SSE 152° | 4,177 m | 3.2 mi |
| Turret Peak | E 92° | 4,147 m | 1.5 mi |
| Doublet Peak | E 99° | 4,143 m | 0.9 mi |
| Mount Helen | SE 139° | 4,128 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Sacagawea | SSE 150° | 4,119 m | 2.3 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | E 99° | 4,115 m | 0.8 mi |
| Jackson Peak | SE 145° | 4,114 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:00 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 15 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cora, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1603621 — The Sphinx, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356507004
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