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Jack Hill

Jack Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jack Hill rises to 2,569 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Paulson Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039314, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2569 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.59719, -106.53086

Overlooks nearby

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Parks: 4
  • Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 8.5 mi
  • Chimney Park: 15.4 mi
  • Veterans Island Park: 17.3 mi
  • Mine Disaster Memorial: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 2
  • Elk Mountain Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Saratoga Museum: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 13.6 mi
  • Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jack Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Medicine Bow PeakSE 146°3,639 m19.8 mi
Gap PointSE 142°3,585 m19.3 mi
Browns PeakSE 140°3,567 m20.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSE 145°3,472 m20.4 mi
Rock Creek KnollSE 131°3,391 m20.1 mi
Elk MountainN 5°3,390 m2.5 mi
Silver BenchmarkSSE 154°3,318 m21.3 mi
Kennaday PeakS 176°3,290 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3320:0220:45
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5516:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634404959666456453325
Precip in0.70.81.31.51.81.10.90.71.11.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK MTN, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356502058

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