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Valentine Mountain

Valentine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Valentine Mountain rises to 3,380 m in Wyoming. Little El Capitan stands 3,909 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Valentine Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

Valentine Mountain is a 11,147-foot (3,398 m) mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Valentine Mountain is .42 mi (0.68 km) northwest of Valentine Peak. Valentine Mountain is in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.

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Wikidata Q16902475, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86218, -109.20208

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 10
Parks: 8
  • Tayo Park: 14.2 mi
  • Pow Wow: 18.5 mi
  • Sinks Canyon State Park: 21.2 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 22.6 mi
  • Lander Bike Park: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Raised Bed Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Garden: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • City Park: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 21.3 mi
  • The Sinks: 21.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Rise: 21.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • The Lander Pioneer Museum: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Valentine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little El CapitanSSE 161°3,908.6 m10.8 mi
Roberts MountainNW 308°3,889 m6.0 mi
Mount LanderWNW 284°3,846 m6.3 mi
East Temple PeakSSE 168°3,822 m10.7 mi
Saddle MountainNW 318°3,818 m10.9 mi
Washakie PeakSW 219°3,811 m4.3 mi
Dog Tooth PeakS 174°3,800 m7.0 mi
Lizard Head PeakS 177°3,799 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:3920:1721:00
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4516:0016:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536435363727060453222
Precip in0.50.71.32.12.71.10.60.51.01.40.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356507142

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