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Sunset Hill

Wyoming

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Sunset Hill is a summit of 6,662 feet in the Douglas Ranger District/Thunder Basin National Grassland of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Wyoming. The nearest town is Esterbrook, about 3 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 84°F with lows near 48°F, and September highs around 74°F with lows near 38°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the summit, so temperatures up top run a little cooler. Esterbrook Campground is just 0.3 miles away, and the Lower Sunset Ridge and Sunset Ridge Trail hikes start within half a mile. Misty Ridge is about a mile off.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

6,662 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Sunset Hill

Wyoming

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

When to go

Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–84°F and lows of 29–48°F.

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Double Four Rch, WY weather station, 17 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan38° high17° low
  2. Feb40° high16° low
  3. Mar49° high22° low
  4. Apr55° high28° low
  5. May64° high35° low
  6. Jun76° high42° low
  7. Jul84° high48° low
  8. Aug82° high46° low
  9. Sep74° high38° low
  10. Oct60° high29° low
  11. Nov47° high22° low
  12. Dec37° high16° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Esterbrook, Wyoming · 3.1 mi

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)