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National Historic Trails Interpretive Center

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center from directly overhead

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,617 m. Reno Hill stands 2,642 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mathew Campfield Park, a park 0.9 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 15 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

interpretive Center in Wyoming, United States

Dates from 2002.

Wikidata Q14714812, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86630, -106.33718

75 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Mathew Campfield Park: 0.9 mi
  • Marion Kreiner Pool: 0.9 mi
  • Amoco Park: 1.3 mi
  • David Street Station: 1.4 mi
  • North Casper Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 23
Museums: 10
Attractions: 3
  • Telegraph Road Camp: 7.5 mi
  • Emigrant Gap: 10.3 mi
  • Red Buttes Crossing: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Prometheus: 1.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Historic Trails Interpretive Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reno HillSE 145°2,642 m24.3 mi
Muddy MountainSSE 161°2,521 m13.6 mi
Six Horse HillSSE 148°2,448 m22.8 mi
Lookout PeakSE 133°2,429 m24.7 mi
Casper MountainS 172°2,390 m7.9 mi
Negro HillSE 140°2,330 m18.1 mi
Thirty-One BenchmarkSE 128°2,273 m21.7 mi
Protsmans KnobSE 133°2,243 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:18
June solstice05:2820:0520:48
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3415:4916:35

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937445464727160473628
Precip in0.40.61.01.52.71.61.21.01.01.20.40.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Casper Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/28137548

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