Snow King Observatory and Planetarium
Snow King Observatory and Planetarium is a planned astronomy facility on US Forest Service property at the 7,808-foot (2,380 m) summit of Snow King Mountain in Jackson, Wyoming.[1] In January 2020, Bridger–Teton National Forest administrators released a draft environmental impact statement regarding the proposed facility.[2] A Nevada–Wyoming amateur astronomer, Samuel Singer, created the nonprofit Wyoming Stargazing in 2014 to foster the project.[3] Designer, Jakub Galczynski, joined Samuel Singer in 2015 to design and draft the Snow King Observatory.[4]
The planetarium would be co-housed with a restaurant, ski patrol, and other amenities in a 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) building at the summit. The observatory would be a separate 500-square-foot (46 m2) building.[5]
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- ^ "Snow King expansion now in Forest Service scoping phase". Buckrail. Jackson Hole, Wyoming. August 6, 2018.
- ^ "Snow King development analysis released for comment". KIFI. January 31, 2020.
- ^ Kelsey Dayton (April 8, 2014). "Night Vision: A Jackson Hole astronomer wants to build an observatory and planetarium". WyoFile.
- ^ Mike Cavarocl (September 3, 2015). "Jackson Hole Observatory Status from Summer 2015". Wyoming Stargazing.
- ^ Mike Koshmrl (September 12, 2018). "Scoping Snow King's big plans: Expansions and changes being proposed for the Town Hill are far reaching". Jackson Hole News and Guide.
