Elk Point
Elk Point is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,358 m. Pinnacle Mountain stands 3,469 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Park Point, a cliff 2.6 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2358 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Butte: 3.0 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 5.5 mi
- Top Notch Peak: 7.3 mi
- Avalanche Peak: 7.4 mi
- Mount Chittenden: 7.7 mi
- Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Steamboat Point Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Sand Point Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Sour Lake: 12.5 mi
- Churning Caldron: 12.6 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 12.7 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 14.4 mi
- King Geyser: 14.5 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 4.0 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 12.6 mi
- Mud Caldron: 12.7 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 12.8 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 12.9 mi
- Park Point: 2.6 mi
- Signal Point: 3.6 mi
- Steamboat Point: 4.0 mi
- Holmes Point: 4.5 mi
- Storm Point: 5.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 9.1 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 10.4 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 12.6 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 14.5 mi
- West Thumb Geyser Basin: 14.5 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 19.3 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 19.6 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 19.8 mi
- Crystal Falls: 19.9 mi
- Plateau Falls: 21.8 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 4.8 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 5.1 mi
- Basin Creek: 20.8 mi
- De Lacy Park: 20.9 mi
- Basin Creek: 21.0 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Elk Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | ESE 123° | 3,469 m | 19.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SE 129° | 3,460 m | 16.6 mi |
| Chaos Mountain | SE 126° | 3,455 m | 22.6 mi |
| Sleeping Giant Mountain | E 81° | 3,408 m | 22.3 mi |
| Table Mountain | SE 137° | 3,365 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Humphreys | SE 130° | 3,358.5 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Schurz | SE 130° | 3,356 m | 14.0 mi |
| Pollux Peak | NE 53° | 3,348 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:25 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:57 | 16:45 |
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 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 15 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Yellowstone, 8 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500985
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- Yellowstone National Park · 16 mi
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