Mexican Hill
- 3.0 mi
- round trip
- 380 ft
- climb
- 7,955 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Mexican Hill open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Medicine Wheel Ranger District.
Forest Special Order 02-02-03-25-05 Shell Falls Interpretive Site Closure
Agency alert covering Medicine Wheel Ranger District · Order 02-02-03-25-05 · USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Mexican Hill is a 3-mile out-and-back hike in the Medicine Wheel Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. The trail rises about 380 feet from a low point of 6,865 feet to a high of 7,955 feet, and it is rated moderate. 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 in the low 30s. The trail is natural-surface and allows both horses and bikes. Tillets Hole and Porcupine Falls are both about 3 miles away, and the Intermission Fire boulders (a.k.a. Fruit Basket) are about 3.4 miles off. For an overnight stay, Cottonwood Creek Trailhead/Campground is about 5 miles away.
- Tillets HoleHiking3.1 mi
- Porcupine FallsHiking3.1 mi
- Intermission Fire boulders (a.k.a. Fruit Basket)Rock climbing3.4 mi
- Porcupine CreekCanoeing4.4 mi
- Cottonwood Creek Trailhead/CampgroundCamping5.2 mi
- Five Springs Falls CampgroundCamping5.3 mi
- Highway 14a BouldersRock climbing5.6 mi
- Lodge GrassHiking5.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
HUDSON CREEKHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: Bas van Oorschot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Horseshoe Bend MarinaHiking · ~26 min drive
- Tillets HoleHiking · ~5 min drive
- Lodge GrassHiking · ~10 min drive
- nullHiking · ~34 min drive
Ranger's DelightHiking · ~29 min drivePhoto: Greg_Hanson, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Ranger's Delight TrailHiking · ~30 min drive
- FullerHiking · ~20 min drive
- Petes HoleHiking · ~14 min drive
DCO RidgeHiking · ~30 min drivePhoto: Mobilus In Mobili, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Mexican Hill
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, 23.1 mi away at 8,060 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
