Cloud Peak

Coordinates: 44°22′56″N 107°10′26″W / 44.3821°N 107.173914436°W / 44.3821; -107.173914436
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This article is about the mountain in Wyoming. For the mountain in Taiwan, see Cloud Peak (Taiwan). For the missile, see Yun Feng.
Cloud Peak
North America isolated peaks 84th
  • US highest major peaks 98th
    • Coordinates44°22′56″N 107°10′26″W / 44.3821°N 107.173914436°W / 44.3821; -107.173914436
    Geography
    LocationBig Horn / Johnson counties, Wyoming, U.S.
    Parent rangeBighorn Mountains
    Topo mapUSGS Cloud Peak
    Climbing
    First ascent1897
    Easiest routeHike/scramble

    Cloud Peak is the highest peak within the Bighorn Mountains in the U.S. state of Wyoming.

    Location

    It rises to an elevation of 13,171 feet (4,015 m)

    cirque which harbors Cloud Peak Glacier, the last active glacier
    in the Bighorn Mountains.

    Cloud Peak is on the border between Johnson County and Big Horn County in Wyoming and is the high point of both counties.[2] As the high point of an isolated range, Cloud Peak has the greatest topographic prominence in the state, 7,077 feet (2,157 m), one foot more than the state's highest mountain, 13,810 foot (4,210 m) Gannett Peak,[3] and fifteenth greatest in the contiguous United States.[4]

    Climate

    Cloud Peak has an Alpine climate (ET).

    Climate data for Cloud Peak 44.3831 N, 107.1748 W, Elevation: 12,654 ft (3,857 m) (1991–2020 normals)
    Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
    Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 16.6
    (−8.6)     		16.9
    (−8.4)     		23.2
    (−4.9)     		27.7
    (−2.4)     		36.6
    (2.6)     		46.9
    (8.3)     		56.0
    (13.3)     		54.9
    (12.7)     		46.6
    (8.1)     		34.2
    (1.2)     		22.7
    (−5.2)     		16.2
    (−8.8)     		33.2
    (0.7)
    Daily mean °F (°C) 7.8
    (−13.4)     		7.2
    (−13.8)     		12.8
    (−10.7)     		17.5
    (−8.1)     		26.3
    (−3.2)     		36.1
    (2.3)     		44.2
    (6.8)     		43.0
    (6.1)     		35.4
    (1.9)     		24.3
    (−4.3)     		14.3
    (−9.8)     		7.6
    (−13.6)     		23.0
    (−5.0)
    Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −1.1
    (−18.4)     		−2.5
    (−19.2)     		2.5
    (−16.4)     		7.2
    (−13.8)     		16.0
    (−8.9)     		25.2
    (−3.8)     		32.5
    (0.3)     		31.1
    (−0.5)     		24.1
    (−4.4)     		14.5
    (−9.7)     		5.9
    (−14.5)     		−1.1
    (−18.4)     		12.9
    (−10.6)
    Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.47
    (88)     		3.23
    (82)     		3.78
    (96)     		5.26
    (134)     		5.59
    (142)     		4.40
    (112)     		2.63
    (67)     		1.60
    (41)     		3.19
    (81)     		3.98
    (101)     		3.24
    (82)     		2.87
    (73)     		43.24
    (1,099)
    Source: PRISM Climate Group[5]

    Cloud Peak Reservoir is a mountain lake below Cloud Peak on its eastern slopes. The weather station there has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).

    Climate data for Cloud Peak Reservoir, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–present, elev. 9860ft (3005m)
    Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
    Record high °F (°C) 58
    (14)     		58
    (14)     		61
    (16)     		67
    (19)     		69
    (21)     		80
    (27)     		81
    (27)     		81
    (27)     		78
    (26)     		70
    (21)     		64
    (18)     		55
    (13)     		81
    (27)
    Mean maximum °F (°C) 48.5
    (9.2)     		47.6
    (8.7)     		52.8
    (11.6)     		58.0
    (14.4)     		63.3
    (17.4)     		70.0
    (21.1)     		75.6
    (24.2)     		74.1
    (23.4)     		70.6
    (21.4)     		62.4
    (16.9)     		53.7
    (12.1)     		46.6
    (8.1)     		76.5
    (24.7)
    Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 30.1
    (−1.1)     		31.0
    (−0.6)     		37.7
    (3.2)     		41.7
    (5.4)     		49.4
    (9.7)     		57.5
    (14.2)     		65.2
    (18.4)     		64.2
    (17.9)     		56.4
    (13.6)     		45.3
    (7.4)     		35.9
    (2.2)     		29.2
    (−1.6)     		45.3
    (7.4)
    Daily mean °F (°C) 18.5
    (−7.5)     		17.9
    (−7.8)     		24.2
    (−4.3)     		28.9
    (−1.7)     		37.7
    (3.2)     		45.7
    (7.6)     		52.4
    (11.3)     		51.3
    (10.7)     		44.1
    (6.7)     		33.5
    (0.8)     		24.1
    (−4.4)     		17.2
    (−8.2)     		33.0
    (0.5)
    Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 7.0
    (−13.9)     		4.8
    (−15.1)     		10.6
    (−11.9)     		16.1
    (−8.8)     		25.9
    (−3.4)     		33.8
    (1.0)     		39.6
    (4.2)     		38.3
    (3.5)     		31.7
    (−0.2)     		21.8
    (−5.7)     		12.3
    (−10.9)     		5.3
    (−14.8)     		20.6
    (−6.3)
    Mean minimum °F (°C) −16.2
    (−26.8)     		−19.3
    (−28.5)     		−11.3
    (−24.1)     		−4.5
    (−20.3)     		7.6
    (−13.6)     		24.1
    (−4.4)     		31.9
    (−0.1)     		29.6
    (−1.3)     		17.7
    (−7.9)     		−1.1
    (−18.4)     		−12.7
    (−24.8)     		−20.1
    (−28.9)     		−26.1
    (−32.3)
    Record low °F (°C) −39
    (−39)     		−33
    (−36)     		−33
    (−36)     		−21
    (−29)     		−7
    (−22)     		13
    (−11)     		25
    (−4)     		19
    (−7)     		2
    (−17)     		−25
    (−32)     		−29
    (−34)     		−39
    (−39)     		−39
    (−39)
    Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.70
    (43)     		1.81
    (46)     		2.83
    (72)     		4.17
    (106)     		4.84
    (123)     		2.78
    (71)     		2.04
    (52)     		1.44
    (37)     		2.36
    (60)     		3.04
    (77)     		1.88
    (48)     		1.67
    (42)     		30.56
    (777)
    Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) 38.6
    (98)     		47.3
    (120)     		59.5
    (151)     		63.7
    (162)     		58.5
    (149)     		24.3
    (62)     		0.0
    (0.0)     		0.0
    (0.0)     		4.7
    (12)     		11.4
    (29)     		21.0
    (53)     		29.9
    (76)     		69.1
    (176)
    Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 9.9 10.2 13.3 17.3 15.9 11.2 9.0 7.5 9.1 12.1 9.7 9.4 134.6
    Source 1: XMACIS2 (snow depth 2006–2020)[6]
    Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[7]

    See also

    • 4000 meter peaks of North America
    • Central Rocky Mountains
    • Mountain peaks of North America
    • Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
    • Mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of Ultras of North America
    • List of Ultras of the United States

    References

    1. ^ a b "Cloud Peak". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
    2. ^ a b "Cloud Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
    3. ^ "Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks". Retrieved 2011-05-09.
    4. ^ "Most Prominent Peaks of the U.S. States". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
    5. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 2, 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.
    6. ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
    7. ^ "Cloud Peak Reservoir, Wyoming 1991–2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved October 12, 2023.

    External links

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