- Elevation, modelled
- 2,231 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Holmes3,149 m · 19.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Fort Henry Historic Byway28.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:12local time
- Coordinates
- 44.5366, -110.8001
Great Fountain is a hot spring in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,231 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Surprise Pool, a spring 0.1 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 28 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Great Fountain Geyser is a fountain-type geyser located in the Firehole Lake area of Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It is the only Lower Geyser Basin feature that the park makes predictions for.
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Wikidata Q1544194, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Fountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 352° | 3,149 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bannock Peak | N 352° | 3,137 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Sheridan | SE 144° | 3,135 m | 23.0 mi |
| Antler Peak | N 356° | 3,048 m | 23.0 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 355° | 3,018 m | 21.0 mi |
| Dunraven Peak | NE 44° | 3,008 m | 23.5 mi |
| Three Rivers Peak | N 349° | 2,976 m | 22.1 mi |
| Cook Peak | NNE 27° | 2,973 m | 23.9 mi |
- 28.2 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Surprise Pool: 0.1 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 4.4 mi
- Lavender Pool: 5.1 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 5.2 mi
- Heart Spring: 5.2 mi
- Firehole Spring: 0.1 mi
- Broken Egg Spring: 0.2 mi
- Octopus Spring: 0.2 mi
- Octopus: 0.2 mi
- Lemon Spring: 0.2 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 2.3 mi
- Twin Buttes: 4.0 mi
- Geyser Hill: 5.2 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 7.1 mi
- National Park Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Fire Hole Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Fairy Falls: 3.5 mi
- Mystic Falls: 5.1 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 6.1 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 6.3 mi
- Firehole Falls: 7.1 mi
- Bacteria Mats: 1.0 mi
- Fountain Paint Pot area: 1.0 mi
- Red Spouter: 1.0 mi
- Volcanic Tableland: 1.1 mi
- Midway Geyser Basin: 1.9 mi
- Midway Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Gull Point: 18.9 mi
- Sand Point: 19.4 mi
- Rock Point: 19.4 mi
- Trilobite Point: 19.5 mi
- De Lacy Park: 7.7 mi
- Dunbar Park: 16.9 mi
- Heritage Park: 17.0 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 17.2 mi
- Recreation Park: 17.4 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 5.5 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 14.0 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 14.8 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 16.9 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 17.0 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 3.9 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 17.0 mi
- Old Railway Station: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:58 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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, 6 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).
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