Sour Lake
Sour Lake is a hot spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,401 m. Mount Langford stands 3,238 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Churning Caldron, a hot spring 0.1 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Lake in Park County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49736042, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 23.2 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sizzling Basin: 0.2 mi
- Mud Caldron: 0.3 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 0.4 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 0.6 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 9.2 mi
- Sulphur Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Crater Hills: 3.1 mi
- Elephant Back Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Stonetop Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Sulphur Hills: 6.0 mi
- Churning Caldron: 0.1 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 0.2 mi
- Medusa Spring: 15.0 mi
- King Geyser: 15.4 mi
- Black Pool: 15.5 mi
- Nez Perce Ford Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Cascade Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- LeHardy Rapids Picnic Site: 1.6 mi
- Fishing Bridge Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Lake Village Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 0.2 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 2.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 6.6 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 7.7 mi
- Steamboat Geyser: 14.9 mi
- Gull Point: 6.5 mi
- Storm Point: 7.1 mi
- Holmes Point: 9.0 mi
- Sand Point: 9.0 mi
- Steamboat Point: 9.2 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 7.1 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 7.4 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 7.4 mi
- Crystal Falls: 7.4 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 12.2 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 14.2 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 14.6 mi
- De Lacy Park: 18.2 mi
- Willow Park: 22.7 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 15.0 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 15.2 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 22.2 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 2.7 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Sour Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Langford | SE 132° | 3,238 m | 21.9 mi |
| Silvertip Peak | ESE 112° | 3,235 m | 17.7 mi |
| First Peoples Mountain | SE 135° | 3,217 m | 20.2 mi |
| Avalanche Peak | ESE 122° | 3,182 m | 17.2 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | E 93° | 3,179 m | 18.3 mi |
| Hoyt Peak | ESE 123° | 3,154 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hague Mountain | ENE 74° | 3,137 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cody Peak | ESE 112° | 3,129 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:57 | 16:45 |
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 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 15 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Yellowstone, 4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/106349042
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 5 mi
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