Willow Park
Willow Park is a park in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,222 m. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Apollinaris Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2222 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Apollinaris Spring: 1.7 mi
- Ampitheater Springs: 4.9 mi
- Whiterock Springs: 6.3 mi
- Orange Spring Mound: 7.0 mi
- Dryad Springs: 7.1 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 3.6 mi
- The Landmark: 4.4 mi
- Antler Peak: 4.6 mi
- Bunsen Peak: 4.8 mi
- Quadrant Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Bijah Springs: 7.3 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 7.9 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 7.9 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 7.9 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 8.0 mi
- Apollinaris Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Osprey Falls: 5.2 mi
- Clearwater Springs: 5.4 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 7.4 mi
- Porcelain Basin: 9.7 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 9.9 mi
- Rustic Falls: 4.8 mi
- Undine Falls: 7.4 mi
- Wraith Falls: 7.6 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 11.6 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 14.8 mi
- Arch Park: 11.4 mi
- Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area: 22.0 mi
- Linear Park: 22.5 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 22.6 mi
- Pie Park: 22.6 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Trilobite Point: 6.1 mi
- Devils Slide: 15.8 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 9.2 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 9.9 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 22.7 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 22.8 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 21.0 mi
- Dome Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 24.4 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 21.9 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 22.7 mi
- Aldridge: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Willow Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | NNW 334° | 3,341 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 7° | 3,189 m | 17.1 mi |
| Joseph Peak | NW 312° | 3,176 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Holmes | WSW 239° | 3,149 m | 6.5 mi |
| Gray Peak | NW 308° | 3,139 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bannock Peak | WNW 285° | 3,137 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ESE 107° | 3,122 m | 15.8 mi |
| Antler Peak | W 272° | 3,048 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:28 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:57 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Park Mammoth, 8 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).
- Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel63 obs
- American Bison44 obs
- American Pika39 obs
- lodgepole pine28 obs
- Yellow-bellied Marmot22 obs
- Wapiti19 obs
- shrubby cinquefoil17 obs
- common cowparsnip15 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505534
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 12 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 20 mi
- West Yellowstone · 23 mi
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