- Elevation, modelled
- 2,369 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Plenty Coups Peak3,330 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway28.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 44.4170, -110.5720
West Thumb Geyser Basin is a attraction in Wyoming, at a modelled 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.
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 |
- 28.5 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Hot springs
- 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
Peaks: 53
- 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
Waterfalls: 31
- 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
Attractions: 24
- 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
Museums: 3
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 12.9 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 22.3 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 17.9 mi
| 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 |
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