Prune Creek
Photo: David Haile, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.4 mi
- round trip
- 256 ft
- climb
- 8,079 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Prune Creek 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.
Prune Creek is an easy hike of about 1.4 miles on natural surface in the Tongue Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back with a one-way climb of about 256 feet, from a low point of roughly 7,947 feet to a high of about 8,079 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Burgess Junction weather station, at a similar elevation, run to highs around 71°F in July and 70°F in August, with lows in the low 40s. Sibley Lake Campground sits about 0.3 miles away, and Sibley Lake is about 1.1 miles off. The South Tongue River, a canoeing route, is about 2.1 miles away, and the Black Mountain Lookout hike is about 2.6 miles away.
Sibley Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: David Haile, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi
Sibley LakeCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain1.1 mi- South Tongue RiverCanoeing2.1 mi
- BLACK MOUNTAIN LOOKOUTHiking2.6 mi
- Copper CreekHiking2.7 mi
The Wall of LoveRock climbingPhoto: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.1 mi- Bear RocksRock climbing5.8 mi
Tongue RiverCanoeingPhoto: USGS, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- BLACK MOUNTAIN LOOKOUTHiking · ~4 min drive
- Hendrick Ridge CrossoverHiking · ~7 min drive
- Hendrick RidgeHiking · ~9 min drive
- Cutler HillHiking · ~7 min drive
- Upper WolfHiking · ~10 min drive
- Tongue River CanyonHiking · ~13 min drive
- SMITH CREEKHiking · ~12 min drive
- Tongue River CaveHiking · ~14 min drive
- Alden CreekHiking · ~13 min drive
- West ForkHiking · ~13 min drive
Also worth it near here
Pine Island Group CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drivePhoto: David Haile, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- The Wall of LoveRock climbing · ~9 min drivePhoto: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Tongue River Fishing SiteRiver fishing · ~11 min drive
- Tongue RiverCanoeing · ~13 min drivePhoto: USGS, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Prune Creek
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, 4.5 mi away at 8,060 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
