Hendrick Ridge
- 8.9 mi
- round trip
- 572 ft
- climb
- 7,496 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Hendrick Ridge open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Bighorn National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Bighorn National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Hendrick Ridge is a hard, out-and-back hike in Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest, on the Tongue Ranger District. The trail spans about 8.9 miles, rising from a low point of 6,642 feet to a high of 7,496 feet, a climb of 572 feet one way. State Land Board manages the land, and the route crosses into State Lands 1111114687. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Burgess Junction weather station show July highs around 71°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay below freezing from December through February. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows horses and bikes. It stays open year-round. Hendrick Ridge Crossover lies 1.8 miles away and Steamboat Point 2.2 miles off. Climbers can head to The Wall of Love, 2.3 miles away, and paddlers to the Tongue River, about 4.4 miles out.
- Hendrick Ridge CrossoverHiking1.8 mi
- Steamboat PointHiking2.2 mi
The Wall of LoveRock climbingPhoto: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.3 mi
Tongue RiverCanoeingPhoto: USGS, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)4.4 mi- Snag WallRock climbing4.5 mi
Sibley LakeCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain5.5 mi
Sibley Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: David Haile, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.5 mi- South Tongue RiverCanoeing7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Prune CreekHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: David Haile, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Alden CreekHiking · ~6 min drive
- BLACK MOUNTAIN LOOKOUTHiking · ~7 min drive
- Hendrick Ridge CrossoverHiking · ~3 min drive
- Wolf CreekHiking · ~7 min drive
- Cutler HillHiking · ~9 min drive
- Upper WolfHiking · ~5 min drive
- RooseveltHiking · ~8 min drive
- Soldier CreekHiking · ~11 min drive
- Tongue River CaveHiking · ~8 min drive
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Best time to visit Hendrick Ridge
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
30° / 8°
Feb
29° / 7°
Mar
35° / 13°
Apr
41° / 18°
May
50° / 28°
Jun
61° / 35°
Jul
71° / 42°
Aug
70° / 41°
Sep
61° / 33°
Oct
46° / 23°
Nov
36° / 15°
Dec
29° / 8°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burgess Junction, WY, 9.3 mi away at 8,060 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
