Bureau of Land Management · Wyoming
Names Hill Primitive Camping Area
Bureau of Land Management · Wyoming, United States
- Cost
- No Fees.
- Elevation
- 6,522 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Phone
- 307-367-5300
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Picnicking
About
BLM campground. This site is part of a popular shortcut, the Lander Cutoff, between the South Pass and the Snake River valleys. Over 13,000 emigrants used this route in 1859, the first year it was open. Many of them carved their names onto the "register" of the route, Names Hill, as they rested by the river after a dry walk from the Big Sandy River. The most famous name on the register is that of trapper Jim Bridger, who passed by in 1844.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 8° | -21° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 13° | -19° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 21° | 3° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 27° | 9° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 61° | 37° | 25° | 77° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 48° | 34° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 57° | 43° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 55° | 47° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 47° | 29° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 33° | 12° | 71° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 24° | -2° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 15° | -6° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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