Monument Hill
Monument Hill rises to 1,426 m in Wyoming. Copper Mountain stands 2,481 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Horn Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States of America; geonames ID = 5832660.
Wikidata Q49051177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,426 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
49 named places within 25 miles
- T Hill: 0.6 mi
- Round Top: 1.4 mi
- Black Butte: 2.3 mi
- Twin Buttes: 7.8 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 9.1 mi
- The Block: 6.1 mi
- Minnesela Slope: 7.6 mi
- Windy Point: 9.8 mi
- Padlock Rim: 13.2 mi
- Legend Rocks: 22.6 mi
- Rainbow Terraces: 0.3 mi
- Teepee Fountain: 0.5 mi
- Legend Rock Petroglyph Site: 22.5 mi
- Hot Springs State Park: 0.5 mi
- Family Park: 1.6 mi
- Candy Jack Park: 1.8 mi
- Tyrannosaurus: 1.2 mi
- Bow and Arrow: 1.3 mi
- Rifle: 1.3 mi
- Big Horn Spring: 0.2 mi
- Hot Springs County Museum: 1.3 mi
- Gebo: 9.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain | SE 138° | 2,481 m | 19.7 mi |
| Guffy Peak | SE 128° | 2,431 m | 18.4 mi |
| Greer Peak | SE 132° | 2,328 m | 24.5 mi |
| Birdseye Mountain | SSE 161° | 2,274 m | 14.8 mi |
| Boysen Peak | S 180° | 2,261 m | 13.7 mi |
| Stagner Mountain | S 183° | 2,236 m | 13.9 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | SW 233° | 2,233 m | 20.7 mi |
| Stone Mountain | S 170° | 2,188 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:52 | 16:39 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thermopolis, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1597630 — Monument Hill, Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505781
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