Beehive Geyser
Beehive Geyser is an attraction in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,244 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Copper Kettle, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 26 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2244 m
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Copper Kettle: 0.0 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 0.1 mi
- Heart Spring: 0.1 mi
- Sulphide Spring: 0.1 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 0.6 mi
- Dragon Spring: 0.1 mi
- East Chinaman Spring: 0.1 mi
- Bronze Spring: 0.1 mi
- Giantess: 0.1 mi
- Blue Star Spring: 0.1 mi
- Geyser Hill: 0.1 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 5.3 mi
- Twin Buttes: 5.6 mi
- Yellowstone Caldera: 6.6 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 7.5 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- DeLacy Creek Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 1.7 mi
- Mystic Falls: 2.6 mi
- Fairy Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 10.7 mi
- Quiver Cascade: 11.2 mi
- Old Faithful: 0.2 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 0.4 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 1.1 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 1.7 mi
- Biscuit Basin: 2.0 mi
- De Lacy Park: 6.0 mi
- Dunbar Park: 18.9 mi
- Heritage Park: 19.0 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 19.2 mi
- Recreation Park: 19.3 mi
- Midway Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Rock Point: 20.6 mi
- Sand Point: 20.7 mi
- Wolf Point: 20.7 mi
- Gull Point: 20.9 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 0.3 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 18.8 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 19.0 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 19.3 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 20.1 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 7.3 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 18.9 mi
- Old Railway Station: 21.6 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beehive Geyser. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 357° | 3,149 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Sheridan | SE 132° | 3,135 m | 20.1 mi |
| Factory Hill | SE 128° | 2,902 m | 18.7 mi |
| White Peaks | N 355° | 2,887 m | 24.4 mi |
| Flat Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,795 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Two Top | WNW 298° | 2,640 m | 23.9 mi |
| Corkscrew Hill | E 100° | 2,626 m | 5.3 mi |
| Elephant Back Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,619 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Faithful, under a mile away.
Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1609398 — Beehive Geyser, Teton County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356511335
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 18 mi
- West Yellowstone · 19 mi
- Island Park · 25 mi
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