Paulson Hill
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
- 13.8 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 19 mi
69 named places within 25 miles
- Indian Hill: 2.4 mi
- Jack Hill: 2.4 mi
- Coad Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Pennock Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Elk Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 10.0 mi
- Chimney Park: 13.1 mi
- Veterans Island Park: 16.6 mi
- Mine Disaster Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Fire Lookout: 17.7 mi
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 18.1 mi
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 18.9 mi
- Hanna Mine Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Elk Mountain Museum: 10.2 mi
- Saratoga Museum: 17.0 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 15.3 mi
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 18.5 mi
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Sederlin Slide: 6.9 mi
- Wagonhound Rest Area: 13.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Bow Peak | SE 143° | 3,639 m | 17.5 mi |
| Gap Point | SE 139° | 3,585 m | 17.1 mi |
| Browns Peak | SE 137° | 3,567 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 142° | 3,472 m | 18.1 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | SE 127° | 3,391 m | 18.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | N 356° | 3,390 m | 4.9 mi |
| Silver Benchmark | SSE 153° | 3,318 m | 18.9 mi |
| Kennaday Peak | S 179° | 3,290 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 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 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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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