Devil's Den
Devil's Den is an attraction in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,961 m. Abiathar Peak stands 3,331 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Fall, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1961 m
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Calcite Springs: 0.9 mi
- Wahb spring: 14.2 mi
- Canary Spring: 16.4 mi
- Dryad Springs: 16.4 mi
- New Blue Spring: 16.5 mi
- Bumpus Butte: 1.2 mi
- Junction Butte: 1.7 mi
- Peregrine Hills: 2.5 mi
- Garnet Hill: 4.6 mi
- Crescent Hill: 5.1 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Chittenden Bridge Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Petrified Tree: 3.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.8 mi
- Soda Butte Cone: 11.6 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 12.9 mi
- Osprey Falls: 14.6 mi
- Tower Fall: 0.1 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Wraith Falls: 11.9 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 11.9 mi
- Undine Falls: 12.8 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 18.8 mi
- Churning Caldron: 18.9 mi
- Sour Lake: 19.0 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 19.1 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 19.1 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 0.3 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Trilobite Point: 23.0 mi
- Storm Point: 24.0 mi
- Willow Park: 17.4 mi
- Arch Park: 18.4 mi
- Cooke City Historical Marker: 22.6 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 18.6 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 19.3 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 23.7 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 19.5 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 21.4 mi
- Aldridge: 22.4 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Devil's Den. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiathar Peak | ENE 72° | 3,331 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | NE 54° | 3,251 m | 16.4 mi |
| The Thunderer | E 87° | 3,199 m | 16.2 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NNE 13° | 3,197 m | 18.5 mi |
| Barronette Peak | ENE 69° | 3,156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Washburn | SSW 199° | 3,122 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ash Mountain | NNW 331° | 3,116 m | 16.3 mi |
| Roundhead Butte | NNE 25° | 3,107 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:55 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tower Falls, 2 mi 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/150959740
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 18 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 20 mi
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