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Wolf Springs

Wolf Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Wolf Springs is a spring in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,653 m. Spear Peak stands 3,517 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. Bighorn Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2653 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.65017, -107.69510

102 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
Parks: 17
  • Long Park: 1.8 mi
  • Garden of the Gods: 9.9 mi
  • Schuler Park: 11.8 mi
  • Burgess Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Shutts Flats: 13.3 mi
Springs: 14
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Museums: 2
  • Big Horn Basin Geoscience Center: 20.9 mi
  • Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Caboose: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wolf Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spear PeakESE 124°3,517 m24.6 mi
Elk PeakESE 112°3,352 m19.2 mi
Dutch Oven PeakSE 128°3,321 m21.7 mi
Dome PeakESE 104°3,294 m15.8 mi
Saddle MountainESE 110°3,217 m19.0 mi
Black RibESE 113°3,187 m21.8 mi
Bruce MountainESE 101°3,148 m12.8 mi
Hunt MountainNNW 330°3,098 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:23
June solstice05:2620:1621:00
September equinox06:5918:3219:10
December solstice07:4515:4516:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202436445463716959453221
Precip in0.50.50.51.11.91.40.70.51.11.00.70.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shell, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8283776098

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