West Thumb Geyser Basin
West Thumb Geyser Basin is an attraction in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,369 m. Plenty Coups Peak stands 3,330 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Funnel Pool, a hot spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Funnel Pool: 0.0 mi
- Ephedra Pool: 0.0 mi
- Perforated Pool: 0.0 mi
- Surging Spring: 0.1 mi
- Surging Spring: 0.1 mi
- Thumb Geyser: 0.0 mi
- Percolating Spring: 0.0 mi
- Collapsing Spring: 0.0 mi
- Ledge Spring: 0.0 mi
- Painted Pools: 0.0 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 7.8 mi
- Flat Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Factory Hill: 8.6 mi
- Mount Sheridan: 10.6 mi
- Elephant Back Mountain: 12.5 mi
- West Thumb Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- East Divide Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Pumice Point Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Hard Road to Travel Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Fisherman's Access Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Lewis Falls: 10.8 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 11.7 mi
- Mystic Falls: 15.6 mi
- Fairy Falls: 16.5 mi
- Twister Falls: 16.5 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 0.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 11.7 mi
- Old Faithful: 13.0 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 13.1 mi
- Wolf Point: 7.8 mi
- Snipe Point: 8.8 mi
- Rock Point: 9.1 mi
- Sand Point: 9.4 mi
- Gull Point: 10.8 mi
- De Lacy Park: 7.1 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 10.6 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 10.7 mi
- Basin Creek: 14.2 mi
- Basin Creek: 14.7 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 12.9 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 22.3 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 23.0 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 14.6 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Thumb Geyser Basin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plenty Coups Peak | E 94° | 3,330 m | 24.9 mi |
| Colter Peak | ESE 109° | 3,243 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Langford | E 92° | 3,238 m | 22.9 mi |
| Silvertip Peak | ENE 72° | 3,235 m | 24.3 mi |
| First Peoples Mountain | E 91° | 3,217 m | 20.9 mi |
| Avalanche Peak | ENE 77° | 3,182 m | 21.9 mi |
| Hoyt Peak | E 79° | 3,154 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Sheridan | SSE 169° | 3,135 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:58 | 16:46 |
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 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 13 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Lake, 12 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4332318698
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 14 mi
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