Valentine Peak
Valentine Peak rises to 3,463 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Valentine Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Valentine Peak is an 11,361-foot (3,463 m) mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Valentine Peak is 0.42 mi (0.68 km) southeast of Valentine Mountain and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) northwest of Mount Chauvenet. Valentine Peak is in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.
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Wikidata Q16902476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,463 m
How to reach it
88 named places within 25 miles
- Valentine Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Mount Chauvenet: 2.3 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 2.4 mi
- Payson Peak: 2.4 mi
- Bears Ears Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Sharks Nose: 5.9 mi
- The Diving Board: 10.5 mi
- Suicide Point: 13.7 mi
- Fair Field: 19.4 mi
- Main Wall: 20.0 mi
- Tayo Park: 13.8 mi
- Pow Wow: 18.5 mi
- Sinks Canyon State Park: 20.8 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 22.3 mi
- Lander Bike Park: 22.8 mi
- North Fork Falls: 16.8 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 18.5 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- City Park: 23.4 mi
- The Sinks: 21.1 mi
- Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 21.2 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 18.5 mi
- The Rise: 21.1 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Valentine Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | SSE 161° | 4,022 m | 10.8 mi |
| Little El Capitan | SSE 162° | 3,909 m | 10.4 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | NW 309° | 3,889 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Lander | WNW 286° | 3,846 m | 6.6 mi |
| East Temple Peak | SSE 169° | 3,822 m | 10.3 mi |
| Washakie Peak | SW 225° | 3,811 m | 4.3 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | S 176° | 3,800 m | 6.6 mi |
| Lizard Head Peak | S 180° | 3,799 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:17 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356507265
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- Lander · 24 mi
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