Hawk Springs State Recreation Area
Hawk Springs State Recreation Area is a park in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,369 m. Flattop stands 1,688 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Point, a cliff 2.0 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 20 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
45 named places within 25 miles
- Three Tubs: 3.5 mi
- Devils Armchair: 4.1 mi
- Bear Rock: 4.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Sixtysix Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Springer Wildlife Mangement Unit: 11.7 mi
- South Park: 16.2 mi
- Sugar Park: 16.4 mi
- Robidoux Trading Post: 20.2 mi
- Horse Creek Treaty Historical Marker: 20.4 mi
- The Point: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Nest: 10.1 mi
- The Narrows: 23.9 mi
- Lyman Huntley Henry Museum: 16.2 mi
- Homesteaders Museum: 23.2 mi
- Meriden Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Torrington: 24.3 mi
- Torrington Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hawk Springs State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flattop | SSW 193° | 1,688 m | 17.0 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 194° | 1,673 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,621 m | 5.1 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | SE 145° | 1,611 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sixtysix Mountain | E 97° | 1,585 m | 5.5 mi |
| Gurney Peak | S 187° | 1,575 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mers Hill | WNW 298° | 1,568 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sugar Bowl Rock | WNW 290° | 1,548 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:45 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, 5 mi away.
- Burrowing Owl5 obs
- Bullock's Oriole3 obs
- North American Racer3 obs
- Bald Eagle2 obs
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog2 obs
- Alfalfa2 obs
- showy milkweed2 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/707966383
Day trips start here
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 27 mi
- Gering · 29 mi
- Scottsbluff · 30 mi
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