Gem Pool
Gem Pool is a hot spring in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,220 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinto, a hot spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 25 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Hot spring in Teton County, Wyoming, United States.
Wikidata Q49720578, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,220 m
How to reach it
- 25.3 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Diamond Pool: 0.5 mi
- Lavender Pool: 0.9 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 1.0 mi
- Heart Spring: 1.4 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 1.4 mi
- Pinto: 0.0 mi
- Sprite Pool: 0.0 mi
- Calthos Spring: 0.0 mi
- Artemisia: 0.1 mi
- After Shock: 0.1 mi
- Geyser Hill: 1.4 mi
- Twin Buttes: 4.2 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 6.5 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 6.6 mi
- Yellowstone Caldera: 7.8 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- DeLacy Creek Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Mystic Falls: 1.2 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 3.2 mi
- Fairy Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 9.5 mi
- Firehole Falls: 10.3 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 0.4 mi
- Biscuit Basin: 0.5 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 1.3 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 1.5 mi
- Old Faithful: 1.7 mi
- De Lacy Park: 7.2 mi
- Dunbar Park: 17.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 17.5 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 17.7 mi
- Recreation Park: 17.8 mi
- Midway Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Rock Point: 21.5 mi
- Gull Point: 21.6 mi
- Sand Point: 21.6 mi
- Wolf Point: 21.9 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 1.8 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 17.3 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 17.5 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 18.5 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 19.4 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 5.9 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 17.5 mi
- Old Railway Station: 20.5 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gem Pool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 359° | 3,149 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Sheridan | SE 133° | 3,135 m | 21.6 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 1° | 3,018 m | 24.9 mi |
| Echo Peak | N 356° | 2,917 m | 25.0 mi |
| Factory Hill | SE 129° | 2,902 m | 20.1 mi |
| White Peaks | N 357° | 2,887 m | 23.2 mi |
| Flat Mountain | ESE 113° | 2,795 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Two Top | WNW 297° | 2,640 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:59 | 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, 2 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8963366242
Day trips start here
- West Yellowstone · 18 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 18 mi
- Island Park · 24 mi
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