Virginia Peak
Virginia Peak rises to 3,091 m in Wyoming. Wyoming Peak stands 3,468 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Visser Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Pioneer Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Virginia Peak is a 10,141-foot-elevation (3,091-meter) mountain summit in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49087105, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,091 m
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Visser Peak: 1.3 mi
- Sherman Peak: 1.7 mi
- Man Peak: 2.9 mi
- Haystack Peak: 3.8 mi
- Cabin Creek Peak: 4.8 mi
- Fox Run Park: 8.7 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 9.0 mi
- Grover Park: 10.2 mi
- Unity Park: 10.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 10.8 mi
- Mower Family History Association: 8.1 mi
- DAUGHTERS OF THE UTAH PIONEERS MUSEUM: 10.8 mi
- Historical Baker Cabin: 13.2 mi
- Old Rock Church Museum: 14.7 mi
- Star Valley Historical Society: 15.9 mi
- Henderson Overlook Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Periodic Spring Picnic Site: 13.3 mi
- Cottonwood Lake Group Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
- Cottonwood Lake Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Springs Hot Sulphur: 13.0 mi
- Periodic Spring: 13.5 mi
- Shot Hole Spring: 23.3 mi
- Fairview Landmark: 19.5 mi
- Wyoming Peak Lookout: 24.3 mi
- Menace Falls: 15.9 mi
- World's Largest Elkhorn Arch: 16.3 mi
- South Rim: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Virginia Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Peak | SSE 160° | 3,468 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Coffin | SSE 160° | 3,427 m | 23.5 mi |
| Triple Peak | SE 133° | 3,392 m | 14.4 mi |
| Triple Peak, South | SE 134° | 3,380 m | 15.1 mi |
| Triple Peak, North | SE 132° | 3,350 m | 14.0 mi |
| Roaring Fork Peak | SSE 155° | 3,347 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Fitzpatrick | S 178° | 3,325 m | 14.6 mi |
| Hoback Peak | NE 47° | 3,311 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:23 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:06 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 18 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford 3 SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356507151
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