Carter Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,324 ft (3,760 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,679 ft (510 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 44°11′41″N 109°25′08″W / 44.19472°N 109.41889°W[2] |
Geography | |
Park County, Wyoming, U.S. | |
Parent range | Absaroka Range |
Topo map | USGS Aldrich Basin |
Carter Mountain (12,324 ft (3,760 m)) is in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Carter Mountain slopes gently up from the Bighorn Basin to the east but has steep cliffs on its western face. The region is well known for large herds of bighorn sheep, pronghorn and elk.
Climate data for Carter Mountain 44.1939 N, 109.4176 W, Elevation: 11,913 ft (3,631 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) | 19.1 (−7.2) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
38.3 (3.5) |
48.5 (9.2) |
58.7 (14.8) |
57.8 (14.3) |
48.9 (9.4) |
36.2 (2.3) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
35.1 (1.7) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 9.8 (−12.3) |
8.2 (−13.2) |
12.6 (−10.8) |
17.5 (−8.1) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
35.7 (2.1) |
44.8 (7.1) |
44.1 (6.7) |
35.9 (2.2) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
15.2 (−9.3) |
9.4 (−12.6) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 0.5 (−17.5) |
−1.9 (−18.8) |
1.9 (−16.7) |
5.8 (−14.6) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
22.9 (−5.1) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
13.2 (−10.4) |
6.0 (−14.4) |
0.4 (−17.6) |
12.2 (−11.0) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.61 (41) |
1.65 (42) |
2.82 (72) |
4.23 (107) |
5.69 (145) |
3.32 (84) |
1.92 (49) |
1.73 (44) |
2.72 (69) |
2.98 (76) |
2.21 (56) |
2.03 (52) |
32.91 (837) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group[4] |