Wood Mountain
Wood Mountain rises to 2,953 m in Wyoming. Mount Zirkel stands 3,713 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Encampment River Wildernes, a park 4.5 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2953 m
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Blackhall Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Coyote Hill: 7.6 mi
- Beaver Creek Hills: 8.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Hills: 9.2 mi
- Encampment River Wildernes: 4.5 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Grand View Park: 6.9 mi
- Willow Park: 8.3 mi
- Dead Horse Park: 8.5 mi
- Grand Encampment Museum;Grand Encampment Museum Doc Culleton Building: 7.0 mi
- Saratoga Museum: 23.1 mi
- fire lookout: 16.9 mi
- Wheeler Memorial: 25.0 mi
- Cottonwood Rim: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Wood Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Zirkel | S 171° | 3,713 m | 20.0 mi |
| Peggy Peak | SSE 167° | 3,637 m | 20.1 mi |
| Goosenest | S 171° | 3,600 m | 18.1 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | SSE 168° | 3,581 m | 21.9 mi |
| Red Elephant Mountain | SSE 167° | 3,521 m | 16.7 mi |
| Big Agnes Mountain | S 176° | 3,506 m | 19.9 mi |
| Little Agnes Mountain | S 180° | 3,505 m | 20.1 mi |
| Davis Peak | S 176° | 3,476 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:58 | 16:42 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1604277 — Wood Mountain, Carbon County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356507207
Take the scenic way to Wood Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.