Sixmile Hill
Sixmile Hill rises to 2,151 m in Wyoming. Elk Mountain stands 3,390 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Rock, a peak 2.9 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,151 m
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 29 mi
44 named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Rock: 2.9 mi
- Fourmile Hill: 7.7 mi
- Pennock Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Coad Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 12.4 mi
- Veterans Island Park: 5.5 mi
- Chimney Park: 17.8 mi
- Sinclair Recreation Park: 22.5 mi
- Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 22.7 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Saratoga Museum: 6.1 mi
- Grand Encampment Museum;Grand Encampment Museum Doc Culleton Building: 22.7 mi
- Elk Mountain Museum: 22.8 mi
- Fort Steele Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Sederlin Slide: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sixmile Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | ENE 64° | 3,390 m | 15.9 mi |
| Kennaday Peak | ESE 110° | 3,290 m | 15.8 mi |
| Vulcan Mountain | SSW 205° | 3,282 m | 24.8 mi |
| Pine Butte | ESE 109° | 3,210 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mowry Peak | SSW 212° | 3,135 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pennock Mountain | E 94° | 3,061 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sharp Hill | SSW 212° | 2,871 m | 20.5 mi |
| Coad Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,834 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:56 | 16:41 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 65 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga 4N, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1594409 — Sixmile Hill, Carbon County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504188
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