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War Bonnet Peak

War Bonnet Peak rises to 3,716 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Warrior Peaks, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

War Bonnet Peak (12,487 feet (3,806 m)) is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. War Bonnet Peak is on the southern side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area, rising steeply above Jackass Pass. War Bonnet Peak sits along the Continental Divide, less than 1 mi (1.6 km) across Jackass Pass from Mitchell Peak.

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Wikidata Q16902918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3716 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.76106, -109.21513

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 9
Parks: 6
  • Tayo Park: 9.3 mi
  • Sinks Canyon State Park: 20.3 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 22.5 mi
  • Pow Wow: 23.4 mi
  • Lander Bike Park: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • City Park: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Sinks: 20.6 mi
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Raised Bed Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Garden: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Rise: 20.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • The Lander Pioneer Museum: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of War Bonnet Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind River PeakSE 130°4,022.1 m5.7 mi
Temple PeakSSE 153°3,958 m4.9 mi
Little El CapitanSE 128°3,908.6 m5.3 mi
Roberts MountainNNW 339°3,889 m11.4 mi
Mount LanderNNW 327°3,846 m10.1 mi
East Temple PeakSE 140°3,822 m4.6 mi
Washakie PeakNNW 330°3,811 m4.2 mi
Dog Tooth PeakE 87°3,800 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:3920:1620:59
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4516:0116:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101326374654616051392513
Precip in0.50.50.50.91.41.30.70.71.00.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder Rearing STN, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356507160

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