Evanston Information Center
Evanston Information Center is a rest area in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,076 m. Elizabeth Mountain stands 3,150 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamblin Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section passes 0.8 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyoming Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 16.0 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 18.8 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 18.8 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
62 named places within 25 miles
- Burnt Hill: 2.6 mi
- Medicine Butte: 6.2 mi
- The Needles: 8.7 mi
- Aspen Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Foote Spring: 3.4 mi
- Crompton Spring: 4.0 mi
- Barrel Springs: 9.7 mi
- Keg Spring: 10.8 mi
- Grove Spring: 11.9 mi
- Bear River City: 7.2 mi
- Wahsatch: 10.4 mi
- Piedmont: 16.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 16.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 17.6 mi
- Hamblin Park: 1.1 mi
- Anderson Park: 2.1 mi
- Ottley Park: 2.3 mi
- Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site: 16.6 mi
- Evanston Flying Club Airfield: 6.1 mi
- Bear River City: 8.6 mi
- Uinta County Museum: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Point: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Evanston Information Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,150 m | 22.5 mi |
| Porcupine Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,801 m | 19.4 mi |
| Medicine Butte | NNE 12° | 2,621 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pine Knoll | SSE 151° | 2,571 m | 17.2 mi |
| Chapman Butte | ESE 117° | 2,563 m | 18.8 mi |
| Twenty Knoll | SE 139° | 2,528 m | 15.7 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | N 7° | 2,496 m | 18.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | N 1° | 2,488 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evanston 1 E, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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