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Wildcat Mountain

Wildcat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wildcat Mountain rises to 1,594 m in Utah. Cedar Benchmark stands 2,351 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kittycat Mountain, a peak 3.8 miles away. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The story

Wildcat Mountain is a peak in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah. Approximately 52 miles west of Tooele and 17 miles south of I-80, the mountain is just over 5,200 feet high and once played host to a Cold War–era bombing target field at its southeastern foot. Wildcat Mountain is the only significant promontory in the historic Wendover range, what was part of the Wendover Air Force Base. During a study in 1978, feral horses and prairie falcons were found at the site.

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Wikidata Q25206373, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1594 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.47827, -113.29582

27 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Kittycat Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Peak 6570: 15.7 mi
  • Tabbys Peak: 16.2 mi
  • Wig Mountain: 16.5 mi
  • Peak 6960: 16.6 mi
Springs: 6
  • Cedar Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Browns Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Tabbys Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Orr Springs: 19.1 mi
  • Bitter Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Grassy Mountain East Rest Area: 24.1 mi
  • Grassy Mountain West Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar BenchmarkENE 75°2,351 m17.8 mi
Peak 7700E 81°2,347 m16.9 mi
Peak 7180ENE 63°2,188.5 m20.2 mi
Granite PeakS 177°2,138 m24.2 mi
Peak 6960E 91°2,121 m16.6 mi
Peak 6942E 91°2,115.9 m18.1 mi
Tabbys PeakE 94°2,103 m16.2 mi
Peak 6612NE 53°2,015.3 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1019:45
June solstice06:0420:2721:08
September equinox07:2118:5619:32
December solstice07:5416:2717:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313747526373827968544029
Precip in0.50.50.70.70.70.60.50.50.30.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granite Peak Dugway Proving GR, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1434276 — Wildcat Mountain, Tooele County, Utah.

OpenStreetMap element node/356674807

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