Turquoise Pool
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Turquoise Pool is a hot spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,212 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Turquoise Spring, a hot spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 26 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Turquoise Pool is a hot spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Turquoise Pool has a temperature between 142 and 160 °F (61 and 71 °C) and was named by members of the Hayden Expedition of 1878.
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Wikidata Q7856203, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Surprise Pool: 1.9 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 3.0 mi
- Lavender Pool: 4.1 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 4.1 mi
- Heart Spring: 4.4 mi
- Turquoise Spring: 0.0 mi
- Opal Pool: 0.0 mi
- Excelsior Geyser: 0.1 mi
- Indigo Spring: 0.1 mi
- UNNG-MGB-7 Numerous geothermal features: 0.5 mi
- Twin Buttes: 2.3 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 3.3 mi
- Geyser Hill: 4.3 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 7.8 mi
- National Park Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Fire Hole Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Fairy Falls: 1.6 mi
- Mystic Falls: 3.4 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 5.8 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 6.3 mi
- Firehole Falls: 7.2 mi
- Excelsior Geyser: 0.1 mi
- Grand Prismatic Spring: 0.1 mi
- Midway Geyser Basin: 0.2 mi
- Fairy Falls: 1.6 mi
- Fountain Paint Pot area: 2.2 mi
- De Lacy Park: 8.5 mi
- Dunbar Park: 15.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 15.8 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 16.0 mi
- Recreation Park: 16.2 mi
- Midway Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Trilobite Point: 20.1 mi
- Gull Point: 20.7 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 21.0 mi
- Rock Point: 21.2 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 4.7 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 15.3 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 15.6 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 15.8 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 16.1 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 3.0 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 15.8 mi
- Old Railway Station: 21.1 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turquoise Pool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 357° | 3,149 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Sheridan | SE 140° | 3,135 m | 23.6 mi |
| Antler Peak | N 0° | 3,048 m | 23.6 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 360° | 3,018 m | 21.6 mi |
| Three Rivers Peak | N 354° | 2,976 m | 22.5 mi |
| Hedges Peak | NE 45° | 2,947 m | 24.7 mi |
| Echo Peak | N 354° | 2,917 m | 21.8 mi |
| Factory Hill | SE 137° | 2,902 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 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, 5 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/269122366
Day trips start here
- West Yellowstone · 16 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 16 mi
- Island Park · 25 mi
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