Birch Hills
Birch Hills rises to 2,225 m in Wyoming. Mount Moran stands 3,835 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Terraced Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Mesa Falls Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,225 m
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Calf Creek Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Berry: 8.0 mi
- Survey Peak: 8.1 mi
- Hominy Peak: 8.1 mi
- Dave Adams Hill: 9.8 mi
- Mr. Bubbles: 9.2 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 10.1 mi
- Funnel Spring: 14.1 mi
- Taurus Spring: 14.3 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
- Terraced Falls: 1.0 mi
- Cascade Acres: 1.5 mi
- Cascade Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Union Falls: 2.7 mi
- Polar Bear: 3.8 mi
- Copper Kettle: 21.4 mi
- Sulphide Spring: 21.4 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 21.5 mi
- Heart Spring: 21.5 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 21.7 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Picnic: 11.2 mi
- Lewis Lake Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 20.5 mi
- Old Faithful: 21.3 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 21.4 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 21.4 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 22.2 mi
- Weather Rock: 3.3 mi
- Sheep Falls: 11.5 mi
- Wilcox Point: 14.3 mi
- Moose Mountain Slide: 15.4 mi
- John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 9.3 mi
- Basin Creek: 19.0 mi
- De Lacy Park: 21.8 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Birch Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moran | SSE 166° | 3,835 m | 22.7 mi |
| Thor Peak | S 169° | 3,659 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Woodring | S 170° | 3,517 m | 24.7 mi |
| Ranger Peak | SSE 159° | 3,453 m | 16.7 mi |
| Doane Peak | SSE 163° | 3,449 m | 17.6 mi |
| East Horn | SSE 165° | 3,439 m | 22.9 mi |
| West Horn | SSE 166° | 3,438 m | 23.0 mi |
| Eagle Rest Peak | SSE 161° | 3,416 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:27 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:01 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snake RVR, 11 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585554 — Birch Hills, Teton County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499409
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 24 mi
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