| Muddy Mountain | |
| Elevation: | 8287 ft (2527 m) |
| Location: | Natrona County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Range: | Laramie Mountains |
| Coordinates: | 42.6819°N -106.271°W |
| Easiest Route: | County Road 505 |
Muddy Mountain is a peak in the Laramie Mountains approximately south-south-east of Casper, Wyoming. There is a 2miles "interpretive nature trail" maintained by the Bureau of Land Management, as well as a series of trails popular with mountain bikers, horseback riders, and ATVs in the summer, and snowmobiles in the winter.[1]
The summit of Muddy Mountain has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). However, it could be classified as a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc), with September only just averaging over 10°C, making there four months with an average temperature of 10°C or more. For a climate to be classified as subarctic/subalpine, it must have an average temperature of at least 10°C for one month but no more than three months, whereas humid continental climates have four or more months. Muddy Mountain is within the 5a USDA Hardiness Zone (-20°F to -15°F).[2]
There is no weather station at the summit, but this climate table contains interpolated data for an area around the summit.
Bates Creek #2 is a weather station located on the southwestern flank of Muddy Mountain, at an elevation of 6042 ft (1842 m).[3] Bates Creek #2 has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), bordering on a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).