Trail End State Historic Site
Trail End State Historic Site is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,172 m. Little Goose Spire stands 3,308 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendrick Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Bighorn Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Fallen City Scenic Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 18 mi
97 named places within 25 miles
- Hazel Peak: 7.7 mi
- Curlew Hill: 12.6 mi
- Bosin Rock: 14.4 mi
- Bulls Eye Point: 15.7 mi
- Swamp Creek Hill: 15.8 mi
- Kendrick Park: 0.1 mi
- Whitney Commons Park: 0.4 mi
- Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark: 0.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.7 mi
- Sheridan County Fairgrounds: 0.8 mi
- Kendrick Park Elk Pasture: 0.2 mi
- BLM: 15.8 mi
- State Trust: 16.6 mi
- BLM: 17.7 mi
- BLM: 18.0 mi
- Sheridan County Museum: 1.3 mi
- Bozeman Trail Museum: 8.5 mi
- The Brinton Museum: 11.0 mi
- The Brinton Museum: 11.1 mi
- Fort Phil Kearny Visitor Center: 19.7 mi
- Fetterman Monument: 17.0 mi
- Wagon Box Battle Monument: 17.1 mi
- Fort Phil Kearny: 19.9 mi
- Wyoming information Rest Area: 1.6 mi
- Black Diamond Trail Rest Area: 8.8 mi
- Red Grade Spring: 13.7 mi
- Bard Spring: 17.5 mi
- Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Weston Point: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trail End State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Goose Spire | SSW 200° | 3,308 m | 23.9 mi |
| Dome Peak | SW 235° | 3,294 m | 24.9 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SW 227° | 3,217 m | 24.7 mi |
| Black Rib | SW 220° | 3,187 m | 24.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 244° | 3,082 m | 22.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 259° | 2,884 m | 20.8 mi |
| Little Goose Peak | SSW 200° | 2,840 m | 18.0 mi |
| Dome Rock | SW 227° | 2,801 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:13 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:42 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheridan AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 70000675OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Trail End, reference 70000675, listed 02/26/70.
OpenStreetMap element way/422210652
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