Clarkson Hill
Clarkson Hill rises to 1,885 m in Wyoming. Muddy Mountain stands 2,521 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top, a peak 3.8 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 7.9 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020876, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,885 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
- 19.5 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
78 named places within 25 miles
- Rotary Park: 19.2 mi
- Beartrap Meadow County Park: 19.4 mi
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge: 19.5 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 19.6 mi
- Fort Casper Historical Grounds: 19.8 mi
- Flat Top: 3.8 mi
- Bessemer Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Oil Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Red Buttes: 10.6 mi
- Coal Mountain: 11.3 mi
- War Birds Museum: 19.8 mi
- Fort Caspar Museum: 19.8 mi
- Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum: 20.0 mi
- Tate Geological Museum: 21.2 mi
- Ida Goodstein Visual Arts Center: 21.7 mi
- Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 7.6 mi
- Red Buttes Crossing: 10.7 mi
- Emigrant Gap: 14.5 mi
- Telegraph Road Camp: 15.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Historical Marker: 9.7 mi
- Wardwell Field: 23.9 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 21.5 mi
- Prometheus: 22.3 mi
- Shirley Basin Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clarkson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Mountain | E 87° | 2,521 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SSW 203° | 2,488 m | 24.3 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SSE 154° | 2,434 m | 24.6 mi |
| Casper Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,390 m | 19.7 mi |
| Tops Benchmark | SSW 195° | 2,351 m | 21.6 mi |
| Sagehen Hill | W 281° | 2,345 m | 24.5 mi |
| Saddle Rock | W 279° | 2,310 m | 24.9 mi |
| Horse Peak | SSE 151° | 2,293 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pathfinder DAM, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500242
Day trips start here
- Central Wyoming · 15 mi
- Casper · 22 mi
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