Hanks Hill
Hanks Hill rises to 2,110 m in Wyoming. Eccles Peak stands 2,757 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Section 2 Spring, a spring 3.6 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section passes 17 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49034834, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2110 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 24.9 mi off the Ogden River Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 27.0 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount McKinnon Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Section 2 Spring: 3.6 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 5.0 mi
- School Section Spring: 5.2 mi
- Gil Smith Spring: 6.6 mi
- Mud Spring: 6.9 mi
- The Hogback: 4.2 mi
- The Pinnacle: 6.1 mi
- South Sheep Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 7.2 mi
- North Sheep Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Argyle: 12.4 mi
- Sage: 21.0 mi
- Wahsatch: 22.2 mi
- Bear River City: 24.8 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 13.0 mi
- Hamblin Park: 17.0 mi
- Anderson Park: 17.1 mi
- Ottley Park: 18.4 mi
- Windy Point: 16.0 mi
- Crockers Point: 22.0 mi
- Skull Point: 23.9 mi
- Evanston Flying Club Airfield: 12.2 mi
- Uinta County Museum: 17.1 mi
- Evanston Information Center: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hanks Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eccles Peak | W 266° | 2,757 m | 23.0 mi |
| Red Spur Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,703 m | 21.8 mi |
| Pine Butte | WSW 247° | 2,662 m | 24.5 mi |
| Baldy Peak | WSW 252° | 2,637 m | 23.6 mi |
| Medicine Butte | SSE 152° | 2,621 m | 12.6 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 35° | 2,510 m | 17.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | NW 305° | 2,503 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bridger Hill | NNE 23° | 2,501 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
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 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 28 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodruff, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356501611
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- Fossil Butte National Monument · 27 mi
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