Sheepeater Cliffs
Sheepeater Cliffs is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,093 m. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Osprey Falls, a attraction 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2093 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bunsen Peak: 1.4 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 1.6 mi
- The Hoodoos: 2.3 mi
- Capitol Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Everts: 3.0 mi
- Canary Spring: 2.7 mi
- Dryad Springs: 2.8 mi
- Cupid Spring: 2.9 mi
- New Blue Spring: 2.9 mi
- Orange Spring Mound: 3.0 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Osprey Falls: 0.4 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 3.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 5.7 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 6.8 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 6.8 mi
- Undine Falls: 2.0 mi
- Rustic Falls: 2.3 mi
- Wraith Falls: 2.7 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- Tower Fall: 14.4 mi
- Bijah Springs: 12.2 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 12.6 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 12.6 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 12.7 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 12.7 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Trilobite Point: 11.5 mi
- Devils Slide: 12.5 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 14.6 mi
- Willow Park: 5.6 mi
- Arch Park: 6.9 mi
- Gallatin Game Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 13.5 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 14.3 mi
- Dome Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 20.7 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 23.5 mi
- Aldridge: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Sheepeater Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | WNW 302° | 3,341 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 354° | 3,189 m | 12.5 mi |
| Joseph Peak | W 280° | 3,176 m | 10.3 mi |
| Monitor Peak | N 6° | 3,168 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Holmes | SW 228° | 3,149 m | 11.8 mi |
| Gray Peak | W 274° | 3,139 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bannock Peak | WSW 253° | 3,137 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Washburn | SE 128° | 3,122 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:28 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:56 | 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, 3 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/356504055
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 7 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 23 mi
- West Yellowstone · 28 mi
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