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Wyoming Peak

Coordinates: 42°36′16″N 110°37′28″W / 42.60444°N 110.62444°W / 42.60444; -110.62444
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Wyoming Peak
Wyoming Peak (center background) from Middle Piney Lake, with Mount Coffin at right
Highest point
Elevation11,383 ft (3,470 m)[1]
Prominence3,538 ft (1,078 m)[1]
Coordinates42°36′16″N 110°37′28″W / 42.60444°N 110.62444°W / 42.60444; -110.62444[2]
Geography
Wyoming Peak is located in Wyoming
Wyoming Peak
Wyoming Peak
Location in Wyoming
Wyoming Peak is located in the United States
Wyoming Peak
Wyoming Peak
Location in the United States
LocationLincoln County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeWyoming Range
Topo mapUSGS Wyoming Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Wyoming Peak (11,383 feet (3,470 m)) is the tallest mountain in the Wyoming Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Situated in Bridger-Teton National Forest, a now collapsed fire lookout is located on the summit.[4] Wyoming Peak is .75 miles (1.21 km) south-southeast of Coffin Peak, the second highest peak in the Wyoming Range.[5]

Climate

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There is no weather station at the summit, but this climate table contains interpolated data for an area around the summit. Wyoming Peak has a (subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).

Climate data for Wyoming Peak 42.6185 N, 110.6250 W, Elevation: 10,925 ft (3,330 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 23.9
(−4.5)
23.7
(−4.6)
29.3
(−1.5)
34.6
(1.4)
43.9
(6.6)
55.0
(12.8)
65.1
(18.4)
63.6
(17.6)
54.0
(12.2)
40.6
(4.8)
29.7
(−1.3)
23.2
(−4.9)
40.6
(4.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 14.5
(−9.7)
13.5
(−10.3)
18.4
(−7.6)
23.3
(−4.8)
32.3
(0.2)
42.6
(5.9)
51.6
(10.9)
50.5
(10.3)
41.7
(5.4)
29.9
(−1.2)
20.3
(−6.5)
14.1
(−9.9)
29.4
(−1.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 5.0
(−15.0)
3.2
(−16.0)
7.6
(−13.6)
11.9
(−11.2)
20.7
(−6.3)
30.2
(−1.0)
38.2
(3.4)
37.3
(2.9)
29.3
(−1.5)
19.3
(−7.1)
11.0
(−11.7)
5.0
(−15.0)
18.2
(−7.7)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 6.31
(160)
5.64
(143)
4.61
(117)
4.19
(106)
3.69
(94)
2.38
(60)
1.49
(38)
1.49
(38)
2.16
(55)
2.97
(75)
4.86
(123)
5.84
(148)
45.63
(1,157)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wyoming Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. ^ "Wyoming Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  3. ^ Wyoming Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Peak Collapsed Lookout". Pinedale Online/Dave Bell. June 30, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  5. ^ "Wyoming Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  6. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 6, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.