Turtle Hill
Turtle Hill rises to 2,042 m in Wyoming. Thunderbolt Mountain stands 2,905 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Park, a park 3.9 miles away. Bridger Valley Historic Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,042 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 28.7 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
37 named places within 25 miles
- The Nipple: 9.7 mi
- The Pinnacle: 10.0 mi
- Leavitt Bench: 11.2 mi
- Wells Flat: 11.4 mi
- Wildcat Butte: 12.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 3.9 mi
- Mountain View Park: 7.2 mi
- Slab Park: 21.6 mi
- Deadhorse Park: 22.1 mi
- Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site: 22.4 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 9.6 mi
- Jim Bridger's Fort: 9.9 mi
- Lyman Rest Area: 6.3 mi
- Butcher Knife Spring: 7.7 mi
- Fort Bridger Museum: 9.8 mi
- Piedmont: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turtle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbolt Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,905 m | 24.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,900 m | 23.8 mi |
| Widdop Mountain | SSE 164° | 2,879 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | SSW 201° | 2,843 m | 20.7 mi |
| Table Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,807 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hickey Mountain | S 185° | 2,686 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,599 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sage Creek Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,578 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:16 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:11 | 16:55 |
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 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN View, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504992
Day trips start here
- Lyman · 5 mi
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