Steamboat Point
- 1.2 mi
- round trip
- 458 ft
- climb
- 7,912 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 15 h ago
Is Steamboat Point 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.
Steamboat Point is an easy hike in Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest, on the Tongue Ranger District. The out-and-back route is about 1.2 miles long, with a low point of 7,450 feet and a high point of 7,912 feet, and it gains about 458 feet of elevation. The land is managed by the State Land Board. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Burgess Junction put July highs around 71°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs there stay around 29°F with lows near 8°F. The trail is open from June 15 through November 15, and bikes are allowed on the natural-surface path. The Wall of Love climbing area sits just 0.2 miles away, and Hendrick Ridge is a hike about 2.2 miles off. Sibley Lake Campground is about 5 miles away, and the Tongue River is about 2.9 miles away for paddling.
The Wall of LoveRock climbingPhoto: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi- Hendrick RidgeHiking2.2 mi
Tongue RiverCanoeingPhoto: USGS, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)2.9 mi- Cutler HillHiking3.1 mi
- Big Bird AreaRock climbing3.1 mi
Sibley LakeCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain4.6 mi
Sibley Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: David Haile, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5 mi- Wolf CreekCanoeing6.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Prune CreekHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: David Haile, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Hendrick RidgeHiking · ~4 min drive
- Cutler HillHiking · ~5 min drive
- Hendrick Ridge CrossoverHiking · ~5 min drive
- Tongue River CanyonHiking · ~5 min drive
- SMITH CREEKHiking · ~8 min drive
- Tongue River CaveHiking · ~5 min drive
- Alden CreekHiking · ~9 min drive
- BLACK MOUNTAIN LOOKOUTHiking · ~8 min drive
- Upper WolfHiking · ~9 min drive
Also worth it near here
- The Wall of LoveRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Tongue RiverCanoeing · ~5 min drivePhoto: USGS, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Needles EyeNatural arch · ~6 min drive
Pine Island Group CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drivePhoto: David Haile, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Steamboat Point
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, 8.1 mi away at 8,060 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
