Fort Steele Rest Area
Fort Steele Rest Area is a rest area in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,983 m. Elk Mountain stands 3,390 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Butte, a peak 5.0 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 8.6 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyoming Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Butte: 5.0 mi
- Mount Steele: 6.3 mi
- Saint Marys Hill: 6.4 mi
- Grenville Dome: 7.8 mi
- Lone Haystack Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Sinclair Recreation Park: 5.5 mi
- Rob Roy Park: 14.3 mi
- Bolten Park: 14.6 mi
- Key Club Park: 15.0 mi
- Depot Park: 15.0 mi
- Brown Canyon Rim: 21.3 mi
- Coal Creek Rim: 21.8 mi
- Atlantic Rim: 23.0 mi
- Carbon County Museum: 15.5 mi
- Saratoga Museum: 22.6 mi
- Rim Lakes Spring: 18.0 mi
- Hanna Mine Memorial: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Steele Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | ESE 111° | 3,390 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pennock Mountain | SE 130° | 3,061 m | 24.7 mi |
| Coad Mountain | SE 124° | 2,834 m | 22.9 mi |
| Sheephead Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,623 m | 17.7 mi |
| Atlantic Rim West | WSW 248° | 2,593 m | 24.4 mi |
| Jack Hill | ESE 116° | 2,569 m | 24.2 mi |
| Separation Peak | WSW 251° | 2,567 m | 24.3 mi |
| Chokecherry Knob | WSW 251° | 2,474 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:56 | 16:41 |
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 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rawlins AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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