- Elevation, modelled
- 2,226 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Holmes3,149 m · 18.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Fort Henry Historic Byway28.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:13local time
- Coordinates
- 44.5500, -110.8060
Bacteria Mats is a attraction in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,226 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Silex Spring, a hot spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 28 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bacteria Mats. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 353° | 3,149 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bannock Peak | N 352° | 3,137 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Sheridan | SE 145° | 3,135 m | 23.9 mi |
| Antler Peak | N 356° | 3,048 m | 22.1 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | N 357° | 3,034 m | 24.5 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 355° | 3,018 m | 20.1 mi |
| Dunraven Peak | NE 46° | 3,008 m | 23.1 mi |
| Three Rivers Peak | N 350° | 2,976 m | 21.1 mi |
- 28.1 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Hot springs
- Silex Spring: 0.0 mi
- Celestine Pool: 0.0 mi
- Fountain Paint Pot: 0.0 mi
- Leather Pool: 0.1 mi
- Morning's Thief: 0.2 mi
Peaks: 52
- Porcupine Hills: 1.3 mi
- Twin Buttes: 3.9 mi
- Geyser Hill: 6.0 mi
- National Park Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Fairy Falls: 3.6 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 5.2 mi
- Mystic Falls: 5.6 mi
- Firehole Falls: 6.1 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 26
- Fountain Paint Pot area: 0.1 mi
- Red Spouter: 0.1 mi
- Volcanic Tableland: 0.1 mi
- Midway Geyser Basin: 2.1 mi
- Excelsior Geyser: 2.2 mi
Museums: 5
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 6.4 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 13.2 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 14.0 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 16.2 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 3.3 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 16.3 mi
- Old Railway Station: 22.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:58 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 14 mi
- West Yellowstone · 17 mi
- Island Park · 26 mi
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