Atkins Peak
Atkins Peak rises to 3,331 m in Wyoming. Fortress Mountain stands 3,675 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Plenty Coups Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Atkins Peak, elevation 10,928 feet (3,331 m), is a mountain peak in the eastern section of the Absaroka Range in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming.
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Wikidata Q4815895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,331 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Plenty Coups Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mount Schurz: 2.3 mi
- Mount Humphreys: 2.8 mi
- Mount Langford: 2.9 mi
- Arthur Peak: 3.6 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Steamboat Point Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 16.8 mi
- Terrace Point: 8.2 mi
- Signal Point: 11.2 mi
- Park Point: 12.0 mi
- Elk Point: 12.8 mi
- Plover Point: 14.0 mi
- Eagle Pass: 4.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.8 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 22.3 mi
- Parting of the Waters National Natural Landmark: 23.6 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 24.9 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 14.6 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 14.6 mi
- Basin Creek: 24.4 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 15.6 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 24.8 mi
- Mud Caldron: 24.9 mi
- Churning Caldron: 24.8 mi
- Sour Lake: 24.8 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 24.9 mi
- Fire Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Plateau Falls: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Atkins Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortress Mountain | ESE 101° | 3,675 m | 13.6 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | ESE 116° | 3,591 m | 13.3 mi |
| Ishawooa Cone | SE 130° | 3,576 m | 16.3 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | SE 131° | 3,549 m | 12.5 mi |
| Clouds Home Peak | ESE 118° | 3,537 m | 18.8 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SE 125° | 3,469 m | 6.3 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SSE 152° | 3,460 m | 4.4 mi |
| Chaos Mountain | SE 131° | 3,455 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:56 | 16:44 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 37 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone NP E ENT, 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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1597829 — Atkins Peak, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505832
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 29 mi
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