Young Mountain
Young Mountain rises to 2,671 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Shady, a cliff 1.4 miles away. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49091367, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,671 m
How to reach it
100 named places within 25 miles
- Bayer Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Limestone Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Meyer Lookout: 6.2 mi
- Weiser Knoll: 6.8 mi
- Roundtop Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Little Shady: 1.4 mi
- Wolf Point: 1.6 mi
- Pete's Cove: 2.1 mi
- Pinnacle: 2.1 mi
- Six Killer: 2.1 mi
- Sinks Canyon State Park: 8.4 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 9.8 mi
- Popo Agie Park: 13.7 mi
- Centennial Park: 13.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Miner's Delight: 7.9 mi
- South Pass City: 11.8 mi
- Mill: 8.1 mi
- Rock Creek Hollow Monument: 15.1 mi
- The Sinks: 8.4 mi
- Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 20.8 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- City Park: 12.9 mi
- The Rise: 8.6 mi
- Upper Mormon Spring: 22.0 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 9.0 mi
- Johnny Behind The Rocks: 9.8 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 14.2 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 18.2 mi
- South Pass Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Young Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | WNW 285° | 4,022 m | 19.9 mi |
| Temple Peak | WNW 282° | 3,958 m | 21.9 mi |
| Little El Capitan | WNW 286° | 3,909 m | 20.2 mi |
| East Temple Peak | WNW 284° | 3,822 m | 21.3 mi |
| Atlantic Peak | W 264° | 3,808 m | 12.9 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | WNW 292° | 3,800 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mitchell Peak | WNW 292° | 3,796 m | 24.6 mi |
| Big Sandy Mountain | WNW 290° | 3,770 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:14 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander 11 SSE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1604317 — Young Mountain, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356507213
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