Big Hill
Big Hill rises to 2,515 m in Wyoming. Pole Mountain stands 2,751 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is King Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Albany County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012517, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2515 m
How to reach it
122 named places within 25 miles
- King Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Lake Hill: 2.9 mi
- Dirty Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Quartzite 2 Benchmark: 3.2 mi
- Ragged Top Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Kiowa Park: 11.4 mi
- Scout Park: 12.1 mi
- Little League & Softball Complex: 12.2 mi
- O'Dell Mini Park: 12.2 mi
- Multipurpose Fields: 12.3 mi
- Fanning a Twister: 12.7 mi
- Breakin' Through: 12.7 mi
- Cowboy Tough: 12.8 mi
- Wyoming Cowboy: 12.8 mi
- Chief Washakie: 13.1 mi
- The Dark Side: 5.9 mi
- Rat Brain: Fantasia Wall: 20.1 mi
- Skull Rock: 20.2 mi
- The Clamshell: 20.6 mi
- The Coke Bottle: 20.6 mi
- Matthew Shepard Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument: 15.3 mi
- Fort Sanders Guardhouse: 16.0 mi
- Ames Monument: 22.7 mi
- Pope Springs: 14.7 mi
- Soldier Spring: 15.9 mi
- Sybille Springs: 16.8 mi
- Simpson Springs: 18.3 mi
- Laramie Plains Museum: 13.5 mi
- Laramie Historic Railroad Depot and Museum: 13.9 mi
- Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site: 14.3 mi
- "W" Marker: 12.0 mi
- Tree Rock: 22.8 mi
- Sherman Summit: 15.4 mi
- Hecla: 24.4 mi
- Penstemon Garden: 13.2 mi
- Summit Rest Area and Visitor Center: 15.3 mi
- Blair Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole Mountain | S 175° | 2,751 m | 15.7 mi |
| Leg Benchmark | S 176° | 2,749 m | 15.6 mi |
| Crow Benchmark | S 185° | 2,708 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pilot Hill | S 190° | 2,691 m | 10.4 mi |
| Point Crawford | S 176° | 2,673 m | 17.1 mi |
| Green Mountain | S 172° | 2,651 m | 18.8 mi |
| Twin Mountain | S 171° | 2,632 m | 18.6 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,618 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laramie 2 NW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585466 — Big Hill, Albany County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499317
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