Cloud Peak
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Bighorn Mountains · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Cloud Peak is a 13,167 ft summit in the Bighorn Mountains (USA). PeakAtlas rates it scramble (Class 3 scramble); best season is Jul–Sep. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Buffalo (30 mi). PeakAtlas lists 2 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 13,167 ft
- Prominence
- 7,067 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Buffalo · 30 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 2 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Cloud Peak, and what do you need before you go?
Cloud Peak is listed as Class 3 scramble with a best season of Jul–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Class 3 scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Access / staging
- Buffalo, Wyoming
How tall is Cloud Peak, and where is it?
- Location
- Wyoming, USA
- Elevation
- 13,167 ft
- Prominence
- 7,067 ft
- Mountain range
- Bighorn Mountains
- Difficulty
- Class 3 scramble
What makes Cloud Peak notable?
High point of Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains wilderness.
The high point of Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains, a wilderness scramble above glacier-carved basins.
After you check trip readiness for Cloud Peak, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming, USA.
Closest places
- Buffalo — Wyoming via US-16
Notable trails & routes
- West Tensleep Trail
- Mistymoon Lake