Porcupine Falls
Porcupine Falls is a waterfall in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,445 m. Hunt Mountain stands 3,098 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cone Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 3.2 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,445 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 20.3 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Creek Overlook · 5 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 10 mi
- Fallen City Scenic Viewpoint · 29 mi
70 named places within 25 miles
- Cone Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Duncum Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Medicine Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mexican Hill: 3.9 mi
- Rooster Hill: 5.9 mi
- Crater Spring: 9.4 mi
- Bear Spring: 9.6 mi
- Red Spring: 10.0 mi
- Hidden Spring: 11.3 mi
- Wheddon Spring: 13.3 mi
- Deer Park: 12.2 mi
- Bull Elk Park: 13.3 mi
- Schuler Park: 15.3 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 16.0 mi
- Bull Park: 17.2 mi
- Mason-Lovell Ranch: 12.1 mi
- Hillsboro: 22.9 mi
- Ewing-Snell Ranch: 23.3 mi
- Train Engine: 24.0 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 2.0 mi
- Two Eagles Interpretive Trail: 22.5 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 2.9 mi
- Shell Falls: 23.8 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 13.4 mi
- Kane: 14.1 mi
- Riley Point: 17.8 mi
- Seven Rams Landing: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Porcupine Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Mountain | SE 139° | 3,098 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 138° | 3,062 m | 6.1 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | SSE 167° | 3,038 m | 2.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SE 131° | 3,020 m | 8.8 mi |
| Duncum Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,993 m | 2.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SE 133° | 2,991 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNE 16° | 2,981 m | 6.0 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,894 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:45 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burgess Junction, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2972428778
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