Old Faithful
Old Faithful is an attraction in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,240 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Star Spring, a hot spring 0.1 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 26 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States
Wikidata Q858794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2240 m
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Star Spring: 0.1 mi
- East Chinaman Spring: 0.1 mi
- Bronze Spring: 0.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 0.2 mi
- Dragon Spring: 0.2 mi
- Sulphide Spring: 0.2 mi
- Copper Kettle: 0.2 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 0.3 mi
- Heart Spring: 0.3 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 0.7 mi
- Geyser Hill: 0.3 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 5.2 mi
- Twin Buttes: 5.8 mi
- Yellowstone Caldera: 6.5 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 7.6 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- DeLacy Creek Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 1.5 mi
- Mystic Falls: 2.8 mi
- Fairy Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 10.9 mi
- Quiver Cascade: 11.1 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 0.2 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 0.5 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 1.3 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 1.5 mi
- Biscuit Basin: 2.2 mi
- De Lacy Park: 5.9 mi
- Dunbar Park: 19.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 19.2 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 19.4 mi
- Recreation Park: 19.5 mi
- Midway Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Rock Point: 20.5 mi
- Wolf Point: 20.6 mi
- Sand Point: 20.7 mi
- Gull Point: 20.8 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 0.1 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 19.0 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 19.1 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 19.4 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 20.2 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 7.4 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 19.1 mi
- Old Railway Station: 21.7 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Faithful. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 357° | 3,149 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Sheridan | SE 132° | 3,135 m | 20.0 mi |
| Factory Hill | SE 128° | 2,902 m | 18.5 mi |
| White Peaks | N 355° | 2,887 m | 24.6 mi |
| Flat Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,795 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Two Top | WNW 298° | 2,640 m | 24.1 mi |
| Corkscrew Hill | E 99° | 2,626 m | 5.2 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 1592386 — Old Faithful Geyser, Teton County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356502828
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 18 mi
- West Yellowstone · 20 mi
- Island Park · 25 mi
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