Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces
Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces is an attraction in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,964 m. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Palette Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away.
The story
large complex of hot springs in Park County, Wyoming, United States
Wikidata Q1013311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Capitol Hill: 0.2 mi
- Clagett Butte: 1.5 mi
- Terrace Mountain: 1.8 mi
- The Hoodoos: 2.0 mi
- Mount Everts: 2.2 mi
- Palette Spring: 0.1 mi
- New Blue Spring: 0.2 mi
- Cupid Spring: 0.2 mi
- Canary Spring: 0.3 mi
- Dryad Springs: 0.3 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Osprey Falls: 3.1 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 4.1 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 4.1 mi
- Frog Rock: 6.9 mi
- Yellowstone Hot Springs: 10.7 mi
- Rustic Falls: 2.7 mi
- Undine Falls: 3.8 mi
- Wraith Falls: 4.7 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
- Tower Fall: 16.5 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.6 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 11.7 mi
- Dick Randall Point: 12.4 mi
- Bijah Springs: 14.5 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 15.0 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 15.0 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 15.1 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 15.1 mi
- Arch Park: 4.1 mi
- Willow Park: 7.4 mi
- Gallatin Game Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 23.3 mi
- Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 16.1 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 16.9 mi
- Aldridge: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | WNW 290° | 3,341 m | 6.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 1° | 3,189 m | 9.8 mi |
| Joseph Peak | W 265° | 3,176 m | 8.8 mi |
| Monitor Peak | NNE 13° | 3,168 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Holmes | SW 215° | 3,149 m | 12.8 mi |
| Gray Peak | WSW 258° | 3,139 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bannock Peak | WSW 236° | 3,137 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ash Mountain | NE 40° | 3,116 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:29 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:56 | 16:45 |
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 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Park Mammoth, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7813506978
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 4 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 26 mi
- West Yellowstone · 29 mi
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