Thunderbolt Mountain
Thunderbolt Mountain rises to 2,905 m in Wyoming. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowboy Cabin Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Muddy Creek Historic Backway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083640, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,905 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 19.7 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
Named places within 25 miles
- Cottonwood Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Red Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Dans Nipple: 10.0 mi
- Cowboy Cabin Park: 1.6 mi
- Suicide Park: 1.8 mi
- Jacks Park: 2.3 mi
- Slab Park: 3.1 mi
- Deadhorse Park: 3.7 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 15.6 mi
- Seventeen Spring: 17.0 mi
- Eight Spring: 17.4 mi
- Barrel Springs: 21.4 mi
- Blacks Fork: 7.5 mi
- Piedmont: 17.4 mi
- Bear River City: 24.8 mi
- Jim Bridger's Fort: 22.0 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 22.0 mi
- Bear River City: 23.4 mi
- Rocky Point: 20.6 mi
- Fort Bridger Museum: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Thunderbolt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | SSE 165° | 4,123 m | 16.2 mi |
| South Kings Peak | SSE 167° | 4,116 m | 16.9 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | SSE 155° | 4,095 m | 13.7 mi |
| Painter Peak | SSE 165° | 4,080 m | 18.0 mi |
| Second Gemini | SSE 166° | 4,056 m | 17.7 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | SSE 160° | 4,043 m | 14.8 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | SSE 168° | 4,036 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Lovenia | SSW 206° | 4,020 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:17 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356685480
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- Lyman · 24 mi
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