Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is a nature reserve in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,378 m. Silvertip Peak stands 3,235 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sulphur Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 25.6 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sulphur Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Crater Hills: 2.7 mi
- Elephant Back Mountain: 4.1 mi
- 8322 ft: 7.2 mi
- Mary Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Sour Lake: 2.7 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 2.7 mi
- Churning Caldron: 2.8 mi
- Medusa Spring: 12.7 mi
- Artists' Paintpots: 13.1 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 2.8 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 2.8 mi
- Mud Caldron: 2.8 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 2.9 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 11.4 mi
- Nez Perce Ford Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Cascade Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- LeHardy Rapids Picnic Site: 4.1 mi
- Otter Creek Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Chittenden Bridge Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 2.8 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 5.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 7.1 mi
- Steamboat Geyser: 12.6 mi
- Gull Point: 7.4 mi
- Storm Point: 9.2 mi
- Sand Point: 9.8 mi
- Rock Point: 10.2 mi
- Holmes Point: 11.2 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 6.4 mi
- Crystal Falls: 6.7 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 6.8 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 7.6 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 10.0 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 15.2 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 15.5 mi
- De Lacy Park: 16.3 mi
- Willow Park: 21.0 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 12.8 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 13.0 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 20.0 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Yellowstone National Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvertip Peak | ESE 109° | 3,235 m | 20.2 mi |
| First Peoples Mountain | SE 130° | 3,217 m | 22.1 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | E 100° | 3,215 m | 19.0 mi |
| Avalanche Peak | ESE 117° | 3,182 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | E 93° | 3,179 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hoyt Peak | ESE 119° | 3,154 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Holmes | NW 308° | 3,149 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Washburn | NNE 13° | 3,122 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 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, 6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/1453306
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