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The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [b] [c] The first table below ranks the 40 highest major summits of Wyoming by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
Sheridan is a city in the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Sheridan County. [4] The city is located halfway between Yellowstone Park and Mount Rushmore by U.S. Route 14 and 16 . It is the principal town of the Sheridan, Wyoming, Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Sheridan County.
The highest village on Tutuila island (and American Samoa) is the village of A'oloau [3] — A'oloau is at an elevation of 1,340 feet (410 meters), [2] and had a population of 615 as of 2010. [4] The highest peak in American Samoa is Lata Mountain at an elevation of 3,163 feet (964 meters). [ 5 ]
Enlargeable map of the 50 U.S. states by mean elevation. ... sea level: 41 500 ft ... Gannett Peak in Wyoming. 6. Mauna Kea in Hawaiʻi. 7.
To be included on the list, a place needs to be an incorporated municipality (i.e. a city, town, or village) and it needs to be at an elevation of 3,000 feet (914 m) or higher. In the United States, settlements above 3,000 feet are found primarily on the High Plains, in the Rocky Mountains, and in Western North Carolina. However, since many ...
Monarch is an unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. Monarch is located along Interstate 90, 8.3 miles (13.4 km) north-northwest of Sheridan. It was founded in 1903 as one of many coal company towns in the area. It was all but abandoned in 1953. [2] Monarch is 3,650 feet (1,113 m) above sea level. Monarch area code ...
According to the United States Board on Geographic Names, there are at least 109 named mountain ranges and sub-ranges in Wyoming. Wyoming / w aɪ ˈ oʊ m ɪ ŋ / ⓘ is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. Wyoming is the 10th most extensive, but the least populous and the 2nd least densely populated of the 50 United States.
Wyoming is a dry state with much of the land receiving less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year. Precipitation depends on elevation with lower areas in the Big Horn Basin averaging 5–8 inches (130–200 mm), making the area nearly a true desert.