Lone Star Geyser Basin
Lone Star Geyser Basin is a hot spring in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,336 m. Mount Sheridan stands 3,135 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kepler Cascades, a waterfall 1.9 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 27 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Basin in Teton County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49726843, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,336 m
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sulphide Spring: 3.2 mi
- Copper Kettle: 3.3 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 3.3 mi
- Heart Spring: 3.3 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 3.7 mi
- Many Springs Pond: 3.1 mi
- Blue Star Spring: 3.2 mi
- East Chinaman Spring: 3.2 mi
- Bronze Spring: 3.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 3.2 mi
- Geyser Hill: 3.4 mi
- Yellowstone Caldera: 4.0 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 4.6 mi
- Trischman Knob: 6.5 mi
- Douglas Knob: 7.5 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- DeLacy Creek Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- East Divide Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 1.9 mi
- Mystic Falls: 5.6 mi
- Fairy Falls: 8.0 mi
- Tempe Cascade: 8.6 mi
- Quiver Cascade: 8.7 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 1.9 mi
- Old Faithful: 3.1 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 3.3 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 3.4 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 4.3 mi
- De Lacy Park: 5.1 mi
- Basin Creek: 20.2 mi
- Dunbar Park: 21.9 mi
- Heritage Park: 22.0 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 22.2 mi
- Midway Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Wolf Point: 19.3 mi
- Rock Point: 20.0 mi
- Sand Point: 20.1 mi
- Snipe Point: 20.4 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 3.0 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 21.8 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 21.9 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 22.0 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 22.7 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 10.5 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 22.0 mi
- Old Railway Station: 23.3 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lone Star Geyser Basin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sheridan | SE 127° | 3,135 m | 17.3 mi |
| Factory Hill | ESE 122° | 2,902 m | 16.0 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | ESE 119° | 2,855 m | 24.0 mi |
| Flat Mountain | ESE 104° | 2,795 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Berry | S 179° | 2,739 m | 24.9 mi |
| Channel Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,667 m | 23.5 mi |
| Corkscrew Hill | ENE 63° | 2,626 m | 4.6 mi |
| Elephant Back Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,619 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 | 05:40 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1136240216
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 19 mi
- West Yellowstone · 22 mi
- Island Park · 27 mi
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