- Elevation, modelled
- 2,307 m
- Tallest summit within 20.3 miles
- Joseph Peak3,176 m · 18.3 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:13local time
- Coordinates
- 44.7266, -110.7028
Norris Geyser Basin is a attraction in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,307 m. Joseph Peak stands 3,176 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Norris Geyser Basin Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
Dates from 1929.
Wikidata Q7053299, matched on coordinates and name (65 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Norris Geyser Basin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Peak | NNW 331° | 3,176 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Holmes | NW 310° | 3,149 m | 9.8 mi |
| Gray Peak | NNW 330° | 3,139 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bannock Peak | NW 324° | 3,137 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ENE 70° | 3,122 m | 14.1 mi |
| Antler Peak | NNW 326° | 3,048 m | 11.8 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,034 m | 13.8 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | NNW 335° | 3,022 m | 17.4 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Hot springs
- Medusa Spring: 0.6 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 2.0 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 2.0 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 2.2 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Gibbon Hill: 1.8 mi
- 8124 ft: 2.6 mi
- Paintpot Hill: 3.1 mi
- 8041 ft: 3.2 mi
- 8271 ft: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 33
- Porcelain Basin: 0.1 mi
- Back Basin: 0.1 mi
- Steamboat Geyser: 0.2 mi
- Clearwater Springs: 4.7 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Virginia Cascades: 2.9 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 6.0 mi
- Crystal Falls: 9.9 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 10.0 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 10.2 mi
Museums: 5
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 0.0 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 0.8 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 19.5 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 20.0 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 14.0 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 20.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:57 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 11 mi
- West Yellowstone · 20 mi
- Gardiner · 21 mi
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