The Spur
The Spur rises to 2,179 m in Wyoming. Bald Knoll stands 3,137 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 4.9 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 27 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2179 m
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
37 named places within 25 miles
- Red Hill: 4.9 mi
- The Frog: 5.0 mi
- Bird Nipple: 6.3 mi
- Jory Hill: 6.8 mi
- Five Slash Fifty-Three Knoll: 7.6 mi
- Names Hill: 5.5 mi
- McCullen Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Dodge Rim: 23.4 mi
- Fontenelle Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Marbleton Park: 20.9 mi
- Green River Valley Museum: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Spur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knoll | WNW 302° | 3,137 m | 18.8 mi |
| Lake Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,871 m | 15.7 mi |
| South Fork Mountain | WSW 239° | 2,829 m | 23.8 mi |
| Miller Mountain | W 274° | 2,784 m | 14.9 mi |
| Miller Mountain | W 264° | 2,748 m | 14.9 mi |
| Fort Hill | WSW 247° | 2,681 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cretaceous Mountain | NW 325° | 2,616 m | 14.2 mi |
| Big Mesa | NW 325° | 2,439 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
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 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 53 | 41 | 26 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Barge, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504798
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