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Paulson Hill

Paulson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Paulson Hill rises to 2,412 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060246, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2412 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.56302, -106.51947

Overlooks nearby

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Parks: 4
  • Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 10.0 mi
  • Chimney Park: 13.1 mi
  • Veterans Island Park: 16.6 mi
  • Mine Disaster Memorial: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 2
  • Elk Mountain Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Saratoga Museum: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 13.4 mi
  • Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Medicine Bow PeakSE 143°3,639 m17.5 mi
Gap PointSE 139°3,585 m17.1 mi
Browns PeakSE 137°3,567 m17.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSE 142°3,472 m18.1 mi
Rock Creek KnollSE 127°3,391 m18.2 mi
Elk MountainN 356°3,390 m4.9 mi
Silver BenchmarkSSE 153°3,318 m18.9 mi
Kennaday PeakS 179°3,290 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3320:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5516:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1592628 — Paulson Hill, Carbon County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356502976

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