Turret Peak
Turret Peak rises to 4,147 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the northwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunbeam Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Turret Peak is the sixth-highest peak (tied with Doublet Peak) in the U.S. state of Wyoming and the fifth-highest in the Wind River Range. The Dinwoody Glacier is located on the northwest slope of the mountain, while the Helen Glacier is to the south. Turret Peak is estimated to be between 13,606 to 13,646 feet (4,147 to 4,159 meters) high.
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Wikidata Q8525757, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,147 m
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunbeam Peak: 0.4 mi
- Mount Warren: 0.5 mi
- Doublet Peak: 0.6 mi
- Dinwoody Peak: 0.7 mi
- Heap Steep Peak: 0.7 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 22.3 mi
- Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 23.5 mi
- Split Diamond Park: 23.5 mi
- Burzlander Park: 23.7 mi
- Trails Creek Park: 23.8 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 6.2 mi
- Greeley Point: 8.5 mi
- Granite Peak: 8.8 mi
- White Rock: 11.7 mi
- Little Brown Point: 15.6 mi
- Water slide: 5.6 mi
- Bomber Falls: 15.0 mi
- North Fork Falls: 20.6 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 22.2 mi
- Museum of the Mountain Man: 23.6 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Turret Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | NW 307° | 4,206 m | 2.2 mi |
| Fremont Peak | S 179° | 4,177 m | 2.8 mi |
| Doublet Peak | W 260° | 4,143 m | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Helen | SSW 213° | 4,128 m | 1.1 mi |
| Mount Sacagawea | S 189° | 4,119 m | 2.0 mi |
| Dinwoody Peak | W 263° | 4,115 m | 0.7 mi |
| Jackson Peak | SSE 166° | 4,114 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bastion Peak | NW 321° | 4,103 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:19 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:00 | 16:47 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burris, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356507097
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