Avalanche Peak
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Avalanche Peak rises to 3,182 m in Wyoming. Fortress Mountain stands 3,675 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoyt Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Avalanche Peak is a 10,568-foot (3,221 m) summit located on the shared border of Yellowstone National Park and North Absaroka Wilderness, in Park County, Wyoming. It is part of the Absaroka Range. It features a large bowl covered in scree and is popular with hikers for its view of Yellowstone Lake and the surrounding area. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1930 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q96372824, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3182 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoyt Peak: 1.1 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 2.3 mi
- Top Notch Peak: 2.6 mi
- Silvertip Peak: 3.0 mi
- Mount Chittenden: 4.2 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Steamboat Point Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Fishing Bridge Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Churning Caldron: 17.1 mi
- Sour Lake: 17.2 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 17.2 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 21.8 mi
- Seismograph Pool: 21.9 mi
- Elk Point: 7.4 mi
- Steamboat Point: 8.3 mi
- Holmes Point: 8.3 mi
- Park Point: 8.6 mi
- Signal Point: 8.7 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 8.3 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 17.1 mi
- Mud Caldron: 17.2 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 17.3 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 17.3 mi
- Eagle Pass: 13.2 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 14.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 17.2 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 21.9 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 22.4 mi
- Plateau Falls: 23.3 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 23.5 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 23.6 mi
- Crystal Falls: 23.7 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 11.6 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 11.8 mi
- Fire Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Avalanche Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortress Mountain | ESE 122° | 3,675 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SE 143° | 3,469 m | 14.4 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SSE 154° | 3,460 m | 13.0 mi |
| Chaos Mountain | SE 143° | 3,455 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sheep Mesa | ESE 121° | 3,413 m | 18.6 mi |
| Sleeping Giant Mountain | E 81° | 3,408 m | 14.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | SSE 163° | 3,365 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Humphreys | SSE 160° | 3,358.5 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:25 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505835
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 22 mi
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