Amethyst Mountain
Amethyst Mountain rises to 2,929 m in Wyoming. Pollux Peak stands 3,348 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Soda Butte Cone, a attraction 6.0 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Amethyst Mountain, el. 9,609 feet (2,929 m) is the highest peak and central part of a northwest – southeast trending ridge that lies between the Lamar River to the northeast and Deep Creek to the southwest within Park County, Wyoming. From northwest to southeast, this ridge consists of Specimen Ridge, Amethyst Mountain, and the Mirror Plateau in Yellowstone National Park. The nearest town is Silver Gate, Montana, which is 19.2 miles away. In 1872, it was named Amethyst Mountain by the United States Geological Survey for amethysts found on its summit. This mountain is known for its abundance of amethyst, opal and exposures of well known and visited petrified forests. The summit of Amethyst Mountain is traversed by Specimen Ridge Trail, which also traverses the south side of Specimen Ridge between Tower Junction and Soda Butte Creek and through the Yellowstone Petrified Forest.
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Wikidata Q14951372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2929 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 23 mi
- Crazy Creek · 25 mi
- Falls · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Soda Butte: 6.0 mi
- Druid Peak: 6.4 mi
- Frederick Peak: 7.6 mi
- Bison Peak: 8.0 mi
- Peregrine Hills: 8.0 mi
- Wahb spring: 6.8 mi
- Calcite Springs: 8.7 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 16.4 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 16.6 mi
- Mud Caldron: 16.7 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Soda Butte Creek: 11.1 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Chittenden Bridge Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Soda Butte Cone: 6.0 mi
- Devil's Den: 7.9 mi
- Petrified Tree: 10.9 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 14.0 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 16.6 mi
- Tower Fall: 7.9 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 11.9 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 14.1 mi
- Crystal Falls: 14.4 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Storm Point: 19.8 mi
- Holmes Point: 20.2 mi
- Steamboat Point: 20.7 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 16.8 mi
- Churning Caldron: 16.8 mi
- Sour Lake: 17.0 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 23.6 mi
- Medusa Spring: 23.6 mi
- Cooke City Historical Marker: 19.5 mi
- Willow Park: 23.2 mi
- Willow Park: 24.0 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 20.3 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 22.6 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 23.1 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 18.2 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 18.5 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Amethyst Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollux Peak | SE 125° | 3,348 m | 19.5 mi |
| Abiathar Peak | NE 47° | 3,331 m | 14.9 mi |
| Indian Peak | E 100° | 3,329 m | 20.0 mi |
| Castor Peak | SE 129° | 3,293 m | 18.9 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | NNE 26° | 3,251 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SSE 158° | 3,215 m | 19.2 mi |
| The Thunderer | ENE 62° | 3,199 m | 11.0 mi |
| Wolverine Peak | NE 38° | 3,194 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:55 | 16:43 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 37 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 40 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamar RS, 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 node/356498818
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 20 mi
- Gardiner · 26 mi
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