Obsidian Cliff
Obsidian Cliff is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,256 m. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Lake Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2256 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Landmark: 1.4 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 2.6 mi
- Roaring Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Dome Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Antler Peak: 6.3 mi
- Apollinaris Spring: 1.5 mi
- Ampitheater Springs: 1.7 mi
- Whiterock Springs: 3.1 mi
- Sieve Lake: 6.3 mi
- Sand Spring: 6.4 mi
- Bijah Springs: 4.1 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 4.7 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 4.7 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 4.7 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 4.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Apollinaris Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Norris Meadows Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Gibbon Meadows Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Clearwater Springs: 2.3 mi
- Porcelain Basin: 6.5 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 6.6 mi
- Back Basin: 6.6 mi
- Steamboat Geyser: 6.8 mi
- Rustic Falls: 7.9 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 8.4 mi
- Wraith Falls: 9.5 mi
- Undine Falls: 9.6 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 11.7 mi
- Willow Park: 3.2 mi
- Arch Park: 14.5 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 21.3 mi
- Linear Park: 21.3 mi
- Dunbar Park: 21.4 mi
- Trilobite Point: 5.7 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 19.1 mi
- Midway Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 5.9 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 6.6 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 21.5 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 21.5 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 19.1 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 21.4 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 18.1 mi
- Aldridge: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Obsidian Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | NNW 337° | 3,341 m | 13.8 mi |
| Joseph Peak | NW 321° | 3,176 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Holmes | W 269° | 3,149 m | 6.3 mi |
| Gray Peak | NW 318° | 3,139 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bannock Peak | NW 305° | 3,137 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Washburn | E 96° | 3,122 m | 14.5 mi |
| Antler Peak | WNW 302° | 3,048 m | 6.3 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | NW 318° | 3,034 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Park Mammoth, 11 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 96000973OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356511290
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 15 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 17 mi
- West Yellowstone · 22 mi
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