Ojo Caliente Spring
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Ojo Caliente Spring is a hot spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,189 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Maiden's Grave Spring, a hot spring 0.6 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 27 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Ojo Caliente Spring is a hot spring in Lower Geyser Basin, of Yellowstone National Park. It is in the River Group which includes Azure Spring, and is located a few yards off the Fountain Flats Freight Road on the northern bank of the Firehole River. In Spanish Ojo Caliente means "hot eye". It is a superheated, alkaline spring which, on its northern end, boils constantly to a height of 12 to 20 inches (30 to 51 cm).
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7081641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 26.8 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Surprise Pool: 2.7 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 5.4 mi
- Lavender Pool: 6.6 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 6.6 mi
- Heart Spring: 6.9 mi
- Maiden's Grave Spring: 0.6 mi
- Deep Blue: 1.4 mi
- Gentian Pool: 1.5 mi
- Round Spring: 1.6 mi
- Stirrup: 1.6 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 1.6 mi
- Twin Buttes: 2.8 mi
- National Park Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Geyser Hill: 6.8 mi
- Mount Haynes: 7.1 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Fire Hole Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Madison Junction Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Tuff Cliffs Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Volcanic Tableland: 1.8 mi
- Fountain Paint Pot area: 1.8 mi
- Red Spouter: 1.8 mi
- Bacteria Mats: 1.8 mi
- Midway Geyser Basin: 2.4 mi
- Fairy Falls: 3.1 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 3.8 mi
- Firehole Falls: 4.7 mi
- Mystic Falls: 5.7 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 7.1 mi
- De Lacy Park: 10.3 mi
- Dunbar Park: 14.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 14.5 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 14.6 mi
- Recreation Park: 14.9 mi
- Midway Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Trilobite Point: 17.5 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Gull Point: 20.9 mi
- Sand Point: 21.6 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 7.2 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 13.1 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 13.9 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 14.3 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 14.5 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 1.6 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 14.4 mi
- Old Railway Station: 21.4 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ojo Caliente Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 357° | 3,149 m | 17.7 mi |
| Bannock Peak | N 356° | 3,137 m | 22.8 mi |
| Antler Peak | N 0° | 3,048 m | 21.1 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | N 1° | 3,034 m | 23.6 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 360° | 3,018 m | 19.1 mi |
| Dunraven Peak | NE 50° | 3,008 m | 23.7 mi |
| Three Rivers Peak | N 354° | 2,976 m | 20.0 mi |
| Cook Peak | NNE 34° | 2,973 m | 23.3 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 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/631438109
Day trips start here
- West Yellowstone · 15 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 15 mi
- Island Park · 25 mi
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