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Wild Horse Heaven

Wild Horse Heaven, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Horse Heaven rises to 1,740 m in Wyoming. Soapy Dale Peak stands 2,395 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Buttes, a peak 1.5 miles away. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1740 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.10273, -108.71846

32 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 2
  • Meeteetse Municipal Park: 7.8 mi
  • Lions Park: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Gooseberry Creek Rest Area: 6.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Meeteetse Museums: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Legend Rock Petroglyph Site: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Horse Heaven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Soapy Dale PeakSW 227°2,395 m15.4 mi
Leon Baird PeakSW 221°2,341 m15.1 mi
Sheep PointW 259°2,252 m20.3 mi
Schaub ButteW 275°2,146 m16.8 mi
Adam Weiss PeakS 188°2,136 m15.2 mi
Wall RockSW 235°2,052 m15.5 mi
Pappapau ButteW 267°2,004 m17.0 mi
Sheets MountainNNE 27°1,917 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:27
June solstice05:3220:1821:02
September equinox07:0318:3619:14
December solstice07:4815:5216:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212130364554615950392820
Precip in0.30.40.71.52.92.11.41.11.31.10.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunshine 3NE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356505452

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