Tillets Hole
- 3.7 mi
- round trip
- 351 ft
- climb
- 9,147 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Tillets Hole 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.
Tillets Hole is a moderate out-and-back hike in the Medicine Wheel Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is about 3.7 miles long, with a one-way elevation gain of 351 feet, and it rises from a low point of 7,896 feet to a high of 9,147 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Burgess Junction show July highs around 71°F with lows near 42°F, and the station sits roughly 1,100 feet below the trail's high point, so temperatures on the summit run cooler. The trail is open from about June 15 to November 15. Bikes are allowed on the natural-surface route. Porcupine Falls is about 1.8 miles away, and Five Springs Falls Campground is about 2.8 miles off. Climbers can head to the Intermission Fire boulders, about 2.9 miles away, and Mexican Hill is about 3.1 miles away.
- Porcupine FallsHiking1.8 mi
- Five Springs Falls CampgroundCamping2.8 mi
- Intermission Fire boulders (a.k.a. Fruit Basket)Rock climbing2.9 mi
- Mexican HillHiking3.1 mi
- Porcupine CampgroundCamping4.1 mi
Bald Mountain CampgroundCampingPhoto: Bas van Oorschot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.7 mi- Highway 14a BouldersRock climbing5.3 mi
- Porcupine CreekCanoeing7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
HUDSON CREEKHiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: Bas van Oorschot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Horseshoe Bend MarinaHiking · ~30 min drive
- Mexican HillHiking · ~5 min drive
- Petes HoleHiking · ~9 min drive
- Dry Horse TrailHiking · ~31 min drive
Ranger's DelightHiking · ~34 min drivePhoto: Greg_Hanson, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Ranger's Delight TrailHiking · ~34 min drive
- FullerHiking · ~19 min drive
- Beaver Creek MesaHiking · ~10 min drive
DCO RidgeHiking · ~35 min drivePhoto: Mobilus In Mobili, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Tillets Hole
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, 21.1 mi away at 8,060 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
