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Bannock Peak

Bannock Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bannock Peak rises to 3,137 m in Wyoming. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the north-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Quadrant Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away.

The story

Bannock Peak is a 10,329-foot (3,148-metre) mountain summit in the southern section of the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak ranks as the sixth-highest peak in the Gallatin Range. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into headwaters of the Gallatin River and east into Panther Creek which is a tributary of the Gardner River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Panther Creek in one mile (1.6 km). This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1897 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

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Wikidata Q4857002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3137 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.89160, -110.87244

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 59
Hot springs: 33
  • Bijah Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 12.0 mi
  • Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 12.0 mi
  • Frying Pan Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Frying Pan Bowl: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 25
Attractions: 20
Parks: 14
  • Willow Park: 6.6 mi
  • Arch Park: 12.4 mi
  • Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.5 mi
  • Gallatin Game Preserve: 16.8 mi
  • Linear Park: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Bannock Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakNNE 12°3,341 m8.0 mi
Joseph PeakN 353°3,176 m4.7 mi
Redstreak PeakW 276°3,151 m16.7 mi
Mount HolmesS 171°3,149 m5.1 mi
Gray PeakN 353°3,139 m3.6 mi
White PeakW 275°3,121 m16.2 mi
Monument MountainWNW 292°3,065 m15.8 mi
Snowslide MountainWNW 288°3,054 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:36
June solstice05:3820:2921:14
September equinox07:1118:4419:23
December solstice07:5915:5716:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331384756656354412921
Precip in0.90.81.11.41.81.91.31.11.21.31.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Park Mammoth, 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).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585096 — Bannock Peak, Park County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356499043

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