Big Hill
Big Hill rises to 2,097 m in Wyoming. Sublette Mountain stands 2,830 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Point, a peak 0.8 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway runs past it. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012519, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,097 m
How to reach it
- On the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 23.1 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bear Lake Overlook · 29 mi
65 named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Point: 0.8 mi
- Coke Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Red Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Red Knoll: 10.2 mi
- Sublette Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Big Spring: 13.2 mi
- Mud Spring: 14.2 mi
- Rabbit Spring: 16.1 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 16.3 mi
- Sucker Spring: 16.9 mi
- Nugent Park: 11.6 mi
- North Beach State Park: 16.6 mi
- Dingle Park: 19.1 mi
- Adam's Park: 24.2 mi
- Stock Park: 24.5 mi
- Sage Springs Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
- Hobble Creek Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Lake Alice Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Snowside Point: 23.8 mi
- Windy Point: 24.2 mi
- Scout's Monument: 24.1 mi
- M Hill: 24.1 mi
- The National Oregon / California Trail Center: 24.5 mi
- Butch Cassidy Bank Robery Museum: 24.7 mi
- Cisco Beach: 18.7 mi
- Sage: 19.0 mi
- Montpelier Wildlife Management Area: 23.3 mi
- Outdoor Classroom: 24.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sublette Mountain | NNW 344° | 2,830 m | 11.9 mi |
| South Fork Mountain | E 92° | 2,829 m | 18.9 mi |
| Green Knoll | NNE 31° | 2,782 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lake Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,780 m | 23.5 mi |
| Coke Mountain | ESE 104° | 2,712 m | 7.5 mi |
| Granny Peak | E 95° | 2,633 m | 16.9 mi |
| Pine Knoll | N 358° | 2,543 m | 12.7 mi |
| Fox Point | NW 323° | 2,515 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:21 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
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 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 14 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sage 4 NNW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585467 — Big Hill, Lincoln County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499319
Day trips start here
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 18 mi
- Garden City · 25 mi
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