Peak · Wyoming
Gold Hill
Gold Hill rises to 3,087 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the east, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fire Lookout, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,087 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.35247, -106.37808
- 1.8 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Silver Benchmark: 2.7 mi
- Medicine Bow Peak: 3.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Gap Point: 4.2 mi
- Pine Butte: 4.6 mi
Parks: 6
- Chimney Park: 8.2 mi
- Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 23.0 mi
- Veterans Island Park: 23.1 mi
- Pelton Park: 23.5 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Fire Lookout: 2.6 mi
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 3.8 mi
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 4.3 mi
Museums: 3
- Saratoga Museum: 23.1 mi
- Elk Mountain Museum: 23.2 mi
- Grand Encampment Museum;Grand Encampment Museum Doc Culleton Building: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Sederlin Slide: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Wagonhound Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Gold Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Bow Peak | E 80° | 3,639 m | 3.2 mi |
| Gap Point | ENE 67° | 3,585 m | 4.2 mi |
| Browns Peak | ENE 73° | 3,567 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | E 86° | 3,472 m | 3.8 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | ENE 63° | 3,391 m | 8.1 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NNW 338° | 3,390 m | 20.9 mi |
| Silver Benchmark | SSE 149° | 3,318 m | 2.7 mi |
| Kennaday Peak | NW 314° | 3,290 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:01 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 30 | 23 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centennial 1NE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1599963 — Gold Hill, Carbon County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506163
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