The Towers
The Towers rises to 1,970 m in Wyoming. Quaking Asp Mountain stands 2,594 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tollgate Rock, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083052, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1970 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
70 named places within 25 miles
- Thomas Moran Park: 0.7 mi
- Island Park: 1.4 mi
- Hutton Park: 1.7 mi
- Hutton Park: 1.7 mi
- Hoover Park: 1.8 mi
- Whalen Butte: 4.9 mi
- Wilkins Peak: 7.1 mi
- White Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Pilot Butte: 9.2 mi
- Beacon Light Hill: 10.4 mi
- Tollgate Rock: 0.7 mi
- The Palisades: 1.3 mi
- The Palisades: 1.4 mi
- The Bluffs: 11.1 mi
- Blue Rim: 17.6 mi
- US Army Tank: 14.1 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 14.2 mi
- Powell Colorado River Expedition: 1.3 mi
- M60: 2.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Towers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quaking Asp Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,594 m | 20.3 mi |
| Pilot Butte | NE 41° | 2,423 m | 9.2 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SE 128° | 2,347 m | 17.9 mi |
| Table | ESE 104° | 2,342 m | 21.6 mi |
| Chimney Rock | ESE 108° | 2,326 m | 23.2 mi |
| White Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,321 m | 8.1 mi |
| Parea Butte | SSE 154° | 2,314 m | 23.8 mi |
| Wilkins Peak | ESE 117° | 2,295 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green RVR, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504805
Day trips start here
- Green River · 2 mi
- Rock Springs · 14 mi
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