Fountain Paint Pot
Fountain Paint Pot is a hot spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,228 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Spouter, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 28 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Silex Spring: 0.0 mi
- Leather Pool: 0.0 mi
- Celestine Pool: 0.1 mi
- Morning's Thief: 0.1 mi
- Gentian Pool: 0.3 mi
- Surprise Pool: 1.1 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 5.1 mi
- Lavender Pool: 5.9 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 6.0 mi
- Heart Spring: 6.1 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 1.3 mi
- Twin Buttes: 3.9 mi
- Geyser Hill: 6.0 mi
- National Park Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 8.1 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Fire Hole Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Gibbon Falls Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Fairy Falls: 3.6 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 5.1 mi
- Mystic Falls: 5.7 mi
- Firehole Falls: 6.1 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 7.3 mi
- Red Spouter: 0.0 mi
- Bacteria Mats: 0.0 mi
- Fountain Paint Pot area: 0.1 mi
- Volcanic Tableland: 0.1 mi
- Midway Geyser Basin: 2.1 mi
- De Lacy Park: 8.7 mi
- Dunbar Park: 16.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 16.3 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 16.4 mi
- Recreation Park: 16.7 mi
- Midway Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Trilobite Point: 18.5 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Gull Point: 19.3 mi
- Sand Point: 19.9 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 6.4 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 13.2 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 14.0 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 16.1 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 16.3 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 3.3 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 16.2 mi
- Old Railway Station: 22.8 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fountain Paint Pot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 353° | 3,149 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bannock Peak | N 352° | 3,137 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Sheridan | SE 145° | 3,135 m | 23.9 mi |
| Antler Peak | N 356° | 3,048 m | 22.0 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | N 357° | 3,034 m | 24.4 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 355° | 3,018 m | 20.0 mi |
| Dunraven Peak | NE 46° | 3,008 m | 23.0 mi |
| Three Rivers Peak | N 350° | 2,976 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:58 | 16:47 |
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 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Faithful, 7 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.
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Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 14 mi
- West Yellowstone · 17 mi
- Island Park · 26 mi
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