Museum of the Yellowstone
Museum of the Yellowstone is a museum in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,033 m. Sage Peak stands 3,189 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2033 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Haynes: 7.8 mi
- Horse Butte: 8.0 mi
- Mount Two Top: 8.1 mi
- Mount Jackson: 8.4 mi
- Sandy Butte: 9.0 mi
- Corey Spring: 10.6 mi
- Big Springs: 13.3 mi
- Latham Spring: 13.9 mi
- Surprise Pool: 17.0 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 17.0 mi
- Terrace Springs: 12.5 mi
- Maiden's Grave Spring: 14.4 mi
- Ojo Caliente Spring: 14.5 mi
- Opal Pool: 15.8 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 15.8 mi
- Union Pacific Pylon: 0.2 mi
- Fairy Falls: 14.6 mi
- Midway Geyser Basin: 15.8 mi
- Grand Prismatic Spring: 15.9 mi
- Excelsior Geyser: 15.9 mi
- Madison River: 6.6 mi
- Madison Junction Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Tuff Cliffs Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Fire Hole Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
- Dunbar Park: 0.1 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 0.3 mi
- Recreation Park: 0.5 mi
- Hayden Street Woods: 0.8 mi
- Firehole Falls: 11.8 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 12.4 mi
- Fairy Falls: 14.6 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 16.2 mi
- Mystic Falls: 16.4 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 0.2 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 19.3 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 20.1 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 20.6 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 0.1 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 13.1 mi
- Old Railway Station: 13.5 mi
- Midway Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Trilobite Point: 16.7 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Museum of the Yellowstone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Peak | NNW 339° | 3,189 m | 20.1 mi |
| Redstreak Peak | NNW 343° | 3,151 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Holmes | NE 47° | 3,149 m | 16.4 mi |
| Gray Peak | NNE 28° | 3,139 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bannock Peak | NE 35° | 3,137 m | 19.6 mi |
| Targhee Peak | WNW 288° | 3,121 m | 14.8 mi |
| White Peak | NNW 344° | 3,121 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WNW 300° | 3,109 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:58 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:29 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 36 | 24 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Yellowstone Gateway, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/699504781
Day trips start here
- West Yellowstone · 0 mi
- Island Park · 16 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 27 mi
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