- Elevation, modelled
- 2,212 m
- Tallest summit within 24.2 miles
- Ranger Peak3,453 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway25.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:10local time
- Coordinates
- 44.2064, -110.5014
Basin Creek is a park in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,212 m. Ranger Peak stands 3,453 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
- Operated by
- National Park Service
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Basin Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger Peak | SW 214° | 3,453 m | 23.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | ENE 74° | 3,365 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Humphreys | ENE 67° | 3,358.5 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Schurz | ENE 66° | 3,356 m | 23.3 mi |
| Turret Mountain | ENE 78° | 3,304 m | 22.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SW 223° | 3,271 m | 21.8 mi |
| Colter Peak | ENE 71° | 3,243 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Langford | NE 54° | 3,238 m | 23.9 mi |
- 25.3 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Sheridan: 4.3 mi
- Mount Hancock: 5.5 mi
- Factory Hill: 6.3 mi
- Barlow Peak: 6.4 mi
- Overlook Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 4.8 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 5.2 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 11.2 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 14.9 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 14.9 mi
- Lewis Falls: 7.9 mi
- Moose Falls: 9.3 mi
- Plateau Falls: 13.5 mi
- Cascade Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
- Cascade Acres: 18.1 mi
- Lewis Lake Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Picnic: 9.5 mi
- West Thumb Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- East Divide Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Venting Pool: 14.9 mi
- Thumb Paint Pots: 14.9 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 14.9 mi
- Collapsing Spring: 14.9 mi
- Painted Pools: 14.9 mi
- Plover Point: 14.4 mi
- Snipe Point: 14.9 mi
- Wolf Point: 15.1 mi
- Terrace Point: 16.5 mi
- Wilcox Point: 17.9 mi
- West Thumb Geyser Basin: 15.0 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 15.1 mi
- Parting of the Waters National Natural Landmark: 19.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 22.4 mi
- Basin Creek: 0.2 mi
- Basin Creek: 0.8 mi
- John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 14.7 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 16.2 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 16.6 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 23.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snake RVR, 10 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).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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