Bull Elk Park Natural Area
Bull Elk Park Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,283 m. Dome Peak stands 3,294 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Elk Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 9.3 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2283 m
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 10.4 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 11 mi
82 named places within 25 miles
- Leaky Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Fisher Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Twin Buttes: 8.4 mi
- The Mesa: 8.7 mi
- Hidden Spring: 4.2 mi
- Bear Spring: 5.6 mi
- Crater Spring: 6.2 mi
- Willow Spring: 8.0 mi
- Red Spring: 9.3 mi
- Bull Elk Park: 0.1 mi
- Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture: 5.5 mi
- Schuler Park: 5.9 mi
- Deer Park: 6.0 mi
- Bull Park: 6.1 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Granite Creek Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 13.4 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 13.6 mi
- Shell Falls: 21.2 mi
- Riley Point: 4.5 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 14.2 mi
- Community Garden: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bull Elk Park Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dome Peak | SSE 148° | 3,294 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bruce Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,148 m | 21.8 mi |
| Hunt Mountain | SSW 206° | 3,098 m | 12.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 141° | 3,082 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 232° | 3,062 m | 11.5 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | WSW 248° | 3,038 m | 13.6 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SSE 161° | 3,027 m | 22.5 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SW 218° | 3,020 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:16 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burgess Junction, 10 mi away.
- American Thorowax1 obs
- fireweed1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/893019561
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