Cloud Peak
Mountain in Wyoming, United States
title: "Cloud Peak" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-big-horn-county,-wyoming", "mountains-of-johnson-county,-wyoming", "mountains-of-wyoming", "bighorn-national-forest", "four-thousanders-of-the-united-states"] description: "Mountain in Wyoming, United States" topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Peak" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain in Wyoming, United States ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cloud Peak |
| photo | Cloud Peak viewed from Paint Rock Creek.jpg |
| photo_caption | Cloud Peak, from Paint Rock Creek drainage. |
| elevation_ft | 13171 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_ft | 7067 |
| prominence_ref | |
| listing | {{unbulleted list |
| map | Wyoming |
| map_caption | Wyoming |
| location | Big Horn / Johnson counties, Wyoming, U.S. |
| range | Bighorn Mountains |
| coordinates | |
| topo | USGS Cloud Peak |
| first_ascent | 1897 |
| easiest_route | Hike/scramble |
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::callout[type=note] the mountain in Wyoming ::
| name = Cloud Peak | photo = Cloud Peak viewed from Paint Rock Creek.jpg | photo_caption = Cloud Peak, from Paint Rock Creek drainage. | elevation_ft = 13171 | elevation_ref = | prominence_ft = 7067 | prominence_ref = | listing = {{unbulleted list |North America highest peaks 117th |North America prominent peaks 73rd |North America isolated peaks 84th |US highest major peaks 98th | map = Wyoming | map_caption = Wyoming | label_position = | location = Big Horn / Johnson counties, Wyoming, U.S. | range = Bighorn Mountains | coordinates = | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = USGS Cloud Peak | type = | age = | first_ascent = 1897 | easiest_route = Hike/scramble
Cloud Peak is the highest peak within the Bighorn Mountains in the U.S. state of Wyoming.
Location
Located in the 189,000-acre (765 km2) Cloud Peak Wilderness within Bighorn National Forest, the peak rises to an elevation of 13171 ft. It can be climbed most easily from the western side, accessed by either the Battle Park or West Tensleep trailheads, which both form 24 mi round trips from the peak. The northeast slope is a deep 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. As the high point of an isolated range, Cloud Peak has the greatest topographic prominence in the state, 7077 ft, one foot more than the state's highest mountain, 13810 foot Gannett Peak, and fifteenth greatest in the contiguous United States.
Climate
Cloud Peak has an Alpine climate (ET). |location = Cloud Peak 44.3831 N, 107.1748 W, Elevation: 12654 ft (1991–2020 normals) |single line = y
|Jan high F = 16.6 |Feb high F = 16.9 |Mar high F = 23.2 |Apr high F = 27.7 |May high F = 36.6 |Jun high F = 46.9 |Jul high F = 56.0 |Aug high F = 54.9 |Sep high F = 46.6 |Oct high F = 34.2 |Nov high F = 22.7 |Dec high F = 16.2
|Jan mean F = 7.8 |Feb mean F = 7.2 |Mar mean F = 12.8 |Apr mean F = 17.5 |May mean F = 26.3 |Jun mean F = 36.1 |Jul mean F = 44.2 |Aug mean F = 43.0 |Sep mean F = 35.4 |Oct mean F = 24.3 |Nov mean F = 14.3 |Dec mean F = 7.6
|Jan low F = -1.1 |Feb low F = -2.5 |Mar low F = 2.5 |Apr low F = 7.2 |May low F = 16.0 |Jun low F = 25.2 |Jul low F = 32.5 |Aug low F = 31.1 |Sep low F = 24.1 |Oct low F = 14.5 |Nov low F = 5.9 |Dec low F = -1.1
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 3.47 |Feb precipitation inch = 3.23 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.78 |Apr precipitation inch = 5.26 |May precipitation inch = 5.59 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.40 |Jul precipitation inch = 2.63 |Aug precipitation inch = 1.60 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.19 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.98 |Nov precipitation inch = 3.24 |Dec precipitation inch = 2.87
|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web |url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ |title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University |publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University |access-date= October 2, 2023 |quote= 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.}} Cloud Peak Reservoir is a mountain lake below Cloud Peak on its eastern slopes. The weather station there has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc). |location = Cloud Peak Reservoir, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–present, elev. 9860ft (3005m) |single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 58 |Feb record high F = 58 |Mar record high F = 61 |Apr record high F = 67 |May record high F = 69 |Jun record high F = 80 |Jul record high F = 81 |Aug record high F = 81 |Sep record high F = 78 |Oct record high F = 70 |Nov record high F = 64 |Dec record high F = 55
|Jan avg record high F = 48.5 |Feb avg record high F = 47.6 |Mar avg record high F = 52.8 |Apr avg record high F = 58.0 |May avg record high F = 63.3 |Jun avg record high F = 70.0 |Jul avg record high F = 75.6 |Aug avg record high F = 74.1 |Sep avg record high F = 70.6 |Oct avg record high F = 62.4 |Nov avg record high F = 53.7 |Dec avg record high F = 46.6 |year avg record high F = 76.5
|Jan high F = 30.1 |Feb high F = 31.0 |Mar high F = 37.7 |Apr high F = 41.7 |May high F = 49.4 |Jun high F = 57.5 |Jul high F = 65.2 |Aug high F = 64.2 |Sep high F = 56.4 |Oct high F = 45.3 |Nov high F = 35.9 |Dec high F = 29.2 |year high F =
|Jan mean F = 18.5 |Feb mean F = 17.9 |Mar mean F = 24.2 |Apr mean F = 28.9 |May mean F = 37.7 |Jun mean F = 45.7 |Jul mean F = 52.4 |Aug mean F = 51.3 |Sep mean F = 44.1 |Oct mean F = 33.5 |Nov mean F = 24.1 |Dec mean F = 17.2 |year mean F =
|Jan low F = 7.0 |Feb low F = 4.8 |Mar low F = 10.6 |Apr low F = 16.1 |May low F = 25.9 |Jun low F = 33.8 |Jul low F = 39.6 |Aug low F = 38.3 |Sep low F = 31.7 |Oct low F = 21.8 |Nov low F = 12.3 |Dec low F = 5.3 |year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -16.2 |Feb avg record low F = -19.3 |Mar avg record low F = -11.3 |Apr avg record low F = -4.5 |May avg record low F = 7.6 |Jun avg record low F = 24.1 |Jul avg record low F = 31.9 |Aug avg record low F = 29.6 |Sep avg record low F = 17.7 |Oct avg record low F = -1.1 |Nov avg record low F = -12.7 |Dec avg record low F = -20.1 |year avg record low F = -26.1
|Jan record low F = -39 |Feb record low F = -33 |Mar record low F = -33 |Apr record low F = -21 |May record low F = -7 |Jun record low F = 13 |Jul record low F = 25 |Aug record low F = 19 |Sep record low F = 2 |Oct record low F = -25 |Nov record low F = -29 |Dec record low F = -39
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 1.70 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.81 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.83 |Apr precipitation inch = 4.17 |May precipitation inch = 4.84 |Jun precipitation inch = 2.78 |Jul precipitation inch = 2.04 |Aug precipitation inch = 1.44 |Sep precipitation inch = 2.36 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.04 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.88 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.67 |year precipitation inch =
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 9.9 |Feb precipitation days = 10.2 |Mar precipitation days = 13.3 |Apr precipitation days = 17.3 |May precipitation days = 15.9 |Jun precipitation days = 11.2 |Jul precipitation days = 9.0 |Aug precipitation days = 7.5 |Sep precipitation days = 9.1 |Oct precipitation days = 12.1 |Nov precipitation days = 9.7 |Dec precipitation days = 9.4
|Jan snow depth inch = 38.6 |Feb snow depth inch = 47.3 |Mar snow depth inch = 59.5 |Apr snow depth inch = 63.7 |May snow depth inch = 58.5 |Jun snow depth inch = 24.3 |Jul snow depth inch = 0.0 |Aug snow depth inch = 0.0 |Sep snow depth inch = 4.7 |Oct snow depth inch = 11.4 |Nov snow depth inch = 21.0 |Dec snow depth inch = 29.9 |year snow depth inch = 69.1
|source 1 = XMACIS2 (snow depth 2006–2020) |url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = xmACIS2 |access-date = October 12, 2023 |source 2 = NOAA (Precipitation) |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USS0007E36S&format=pdf |title= Cloud Peak Reservoir, Wyoming 1991–2020 Monthly Normals |access-date = October 12, 2023
References
References
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- "Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks".
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