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Cheyenne vs Elk Mountain, WY

Cheyenne currently scores 15 points higher overall than Elk Mountain, with the largest gap in hail.

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Cheyenne

47/100

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Elk Mountain

32/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.

Overall

Cheyenne: 47/100 · Elk Mountain: 32/100

Cheyenne is 15 points higher.

Flood

Cheyenne: 83/100 · Elk Mountain: 70/100

Cheyenne is 13 points higher.

Cheyenne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Elk Mountain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Cheyenne: 17/100 · Elk Mountain: 15/100

Cheyenne is 2 points higher.

Cheyenne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Elk Mountain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Cheyenne: 26/100 · Elk Mountain: 15/100

Cheyenne is 11 points higher.

Cheyenne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Elk Mountain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Cheyenne: 23/100 · Elk Mountain: 0/100

Cheyenne is 23 points higher.

Cheyenne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Elk Mountain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Cheyenne: 100/100 · Elk Mountain: 12/100

Cheyenne is 88 points higher.

Cheyenne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Elk Mountain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Cheyenne: Unavailable · Elk Mountain: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Cheyenne: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Elk Mountain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Cheyenne: 51/100 · Elk Mountain: 37/100

Cheyenne is 14 points higher.

Cheyenne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Elk Mountain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Cheyenne: 27/100 · Elk Mountain: 40/100

Elk Mountain is 13 points higher.

Cheyenne: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Elk Mountain: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.