Union Peak
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Union Peak rises to 3,501 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 4.9 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Union Peak (11,496 ft (3,504 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Union Peak straddles the Continental Divide and is in both Bridger-Teton and Shoshone National Forests. Union Pass is 4.5 mi (7.2 km) NW of Union Peak.
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Wikidata Q14951376, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,501 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Windy Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Square Top Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Shale Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Warm Spring Mountain: 7.0 mi
- White Rock: 13.2 mi
- Granite Peak: 16.0 mi
- Greeley Point: 18.6 mi
- White Point: 21.1 mi
- Indian Point: 21.6 mi
- Bomber Falls: 10.8 mi
- Brooks Lake Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 21.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 23.6 mi
- Dubois Museum: 9.1 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 14.7 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 5.3 mi
- National BigHorn Sheep Center: 9.1 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Union Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak | SSE 160° | 4,206 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bastion Peak | SSE 160° | 4,103 m | 18.3 mi |
| Flagstone Peak | SSE 161° | 4,079 m | 17.5 mi |
| Pedestal Peak | SSE 161° | 4,064 m | 17.1 mi |
| Downs Mountain | SSE 150° | 4,063 m | 11.6 mi |
| Rampart Peak | SSE 161° | 4,054 m | 18.5 mi |
| Desolation Peak | SSE 163° | 4,000 m | 18.4 mi |
| Northwest Peak | SSE 152° | 3,984 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:21 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356507133
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