- Elevation, modelled
- 2,283 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Wyoming Peak3,468 m · 10.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Spring Scenic Backway23.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:05local time
- Coordinates
- 42.6383, -110.8170
Cottonwood Lake Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,283 m. Wyoming Peak stands 3,468 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Lake Group Picnic Site, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 23 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood Lake Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Peak | ESE 103° | 3,468 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Coffin | E 99° | 3,426.6 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount March Madness | ESE 106° | 3,420 m | 10.1 mi |
| Triple Peak | NE 48° | 3,391.5 m | 16.1 mi |
| Triple Peak, South | NE 51° | 3,380.2 m | 16.0 mi |
| Triple Peak, North | NE 47° | 3,349.8 m | 16.2 mi |
| Roaring Fork Peak | ENE 61° | 3,347.3 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Fitzpatrick | NNE 19° | 3,324.5 m | 6.3 mi |
- 23.4 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 27.3 mi off the Pioneer Historic BywayNational
- 27.3 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
92 named places within 25 miles
- Red Top Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Wagner: 3.5 mi
- Wickiup Knoll: 5.5 mi
- Mount Fitzpatrick: 6.3 mi
- Mount Coffin: 9.8 mi
- Afton City Park: 8.3 mi
- Canyon View Park: 8.3 mi
- Box H Park: 9.4 mi
- Grover Community Park: 12.2 mi
- Grover Park: 12.4 mi
- Cottonwood Lake Group Picnic Site: 0.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Periodic Spring Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
- Allred Flat Group Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
- Lake Alice Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Afton Wyoming Family History Center: 8.3 mi
- Callair Museum: 8.8 mi
- Lander Trail Center: 8.8 mi
- Star Valley Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- Old Rock Church Museum: 14.1 mi
- Periodic Spring: 7.5 mi
- Shot Hole Spring: 7.9 mi
- Spring Salt: 14.1 mi
- Springs Hot Sulphur: 16.2 mi
- Ferney Spring: 20.0 mi
- Fairview Landmark: 9.2 mi
- Wyoming Peak Lookout: 10.1 mi
- Woheto Falls: 11.4 mi
- Menace Falls: 12.6 mi
- World's Largest Elkhorn Arch: 8.4 mi
- Snowside Point: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:22 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:08 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Afton, 8 mi away.
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