Yellow Mountain
Yellow Mountain rises to 3,461 m in Wyoming. Mount Burwell stands 3,735 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Thorofare Mountain, a peak 4.0 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49091293, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3461 m
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Thorofare Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Younts Peak: 4.9 mi
- Ash Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Hardluck Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Kingfisher Peak: 7.4 mi
- Upper North Fork Falls: 16.7 mi
- Lower North Fork Falls: 16.7 mi
- Plateau Falls: 23.9 mi
- Brooks Lake Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- Norton Point: 17.6 mi
- Lincoln Point: 20.3 mi
- Breccia Cliffs: 21.7 mi
- Parting of the Waters National Natural Landmark: 19.1 mi
- Eagle Pass: 23.1 mi
- Big Springs: 14.8 mi
- Upper Brooks Lake Trailhead: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Yellow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Burwell | ESE 112° | 3,735 m | 18.7 mi |
| Red Tops | ESE 116° | 3,717 m | 9.8 mi |
| Younts Peak | SW 230° | 3,691 m | 4.9 mi |
| Needle Mountain | ENE 73° | 3,686 m | 9.0 mi |
| Carter Mountain | ENE 58° | 3,686 m | 21.8 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | N 359° | 3,675 m | 21.4 mi |
| Thorofare Mountain | SW 217° | 3,663 m | 4.0 mi |
| The Ramshorn | S 173° | 3,625 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:57 | 16:44 |
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 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cody 21 SW, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1604310 — Yellow Mountain, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356507212
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