Bighorn Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,324 ft (3,756 m) [1] |
Prominence | 1,004 ft (306 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 44°15′16″N 107°06′26″W / 44.25444°N 107.10722°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Johnson County, Wyoming, U.S. |
Parent range | Bighorn Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Lake Angeline |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble |
Bighorn Peak (12,324 feet (3,756 m)) is located in the Bighorn Mountains in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] The peak is the seventh highest in the range and it is in the Cloud Peak Wilderness of Bighorn National Forest. [4] Bighorn Peak is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Darton Peak.
Climate data for Bighorn Peak 44.2528 N, 107.1109 W, Elevation: 12,005 ft (3,659 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 18.5 (−7.5) |
19.5 (−6.9) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
30.0 (−1.1) |
38.9 (3.8) |
49.3 (9.6) |
58.4 (14.7) |
57.4 (14.1) |
49.0 (9.4) |
36.5 (2.5) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
35.5 (1.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 9.7 (−12.4) |
9.5 (−12.5) |
14.0 (−10.0) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
27.3 (−2.6) |
38.0 (3.3) |
46.5 (8.1) |
44.5 (6.9) |
36.6 (2.6) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
9.7 (−12.4) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 0.9 (−17.3) |
−0.4 (−18.0) |
2.7 (−16.3) |
7.3 (−13.7) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
26.7 (−2.9) |
34.6 (1.4) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
16.4 (−8.7) |
6.2 (−14.3) |
0.9 (−17.3) |
13.9 (−10.1) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.03 (77) |
2.89 (73) |
3.33 (85) |
4.59 (117) |
4.65 (118) |
3.77 (96) |
3.02 (77) |
1.44 (37) |
2.68 (68) |
3.62 (92) |
2.80 (71) |
2.60 (66) |
38.42 (977) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group [5] |
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.