Plover Point
Plover Point is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,359 m. Pinnacle Mountain stands 3,469 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank Island Bay South, a park 2.3 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2359 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lakeside Spring: 11.0 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 11.1 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 11.1 mi
- Seismograph Pool: 11.1 mi
- Seismograph Pool: 11.1 mi
- Flat Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Channel Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Langford Cairn: 7.8 mi
- Overlook Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Mount Stevenson: 9.6 mi
- Spruce-Fir Exhibit Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Fisherman's Access Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Sand Point Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Pumice Point Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 10.4 mi
- Venting Pool: 11.0 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 11.0 mi
- Thumb Paint Pots: 11.1 mi
- Ledge Spring: 11.1 mi
- Snipe Point: 2.7 mi
- Wolf Point: 3.8 mi
- Signal Point: 4.0 mi
- Park Point: 4.5 mi
- Terrace Point: 6.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 11.1 mi
- West Thumb Geyser Basin: 11.2 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 11.2 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 15.5 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 17.0 mi
- Lewis Falls: 16.3 mi
- Plateau Falls: 16.5 mi
- Moose Falls: 22.6 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 22.9 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 23.9 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 2.3 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 2.7 mi
- Basin Creek: 14.0 mi
- Basin Creek: 14.2 mi
- Basin Creek: 14.4 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 17.7 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plover Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | ESE 102° | 3,469 m | 19.6 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ESE 105° | 3,460 m | 16.6 mi |
| Chaos Mountain | ESE 108° | 3,455 m | 22.6 mi |
| Table Mountain | ESE 113° | 3,365 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Humphreys | ESE 103° | 3,358.5 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Schurz | ESE 102° | 3,356 m | 14.1 mi |
| Howell Mountain | E 92° | 3,342 m | 21.2 mi |
| Atkins Peak | E 92° | 3,331 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:25 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| 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 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356503172
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- Yellowstone National Park · 19 mi
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