Barlow Peak
Barlow Peak rises to 2,930 m in Wyoming. Thunder Mountain stands 3,535 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hancock, a peak 2.8 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Barlow Peak, elevation 9,609 feet (2,929 m), is an isolated mountain peak in the Big Game Ridge section of southwest Yellowstone National Park, south of the Continental Divide, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Barlow Peak was named by geologist Arnold Hague in 1885 for Captain John W. Barlow, an early topographical engineer who helped to map the park.
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Wikidata Q4861220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2930 m
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Hancock: 2.8 mi
- South Big Game Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Overlook Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Channel Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Pinyon Peak: 8.4 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 10.2 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 10.6 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 16.1 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 18.7 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 18.7 mi
- Lewis Lake Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Picnic: 14.5 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- West Thumb Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Fisherman's Access Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Terrace Point: 13.3 mi
- Plover Point: 14.0 mi
- Snipe Point: 15.6 mi
- Wolf Point: 16.2 mi
- Signal Point: 17.0 mi
- Plateau Falls: 7.2 mi
- Lewis Falls: 14.1 mi
- Moose Falls: 14.8 mi
- Lower North Fork Falls: 18.9 mi
- Upper North Fork Falls: 18.9 mi
- Venting Pool: 18.7 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 18.7 mi
- Thumb Paint Pots: 18.8 mi
- Ledge Spring: 18.8 mi
- Collapsing Spring: 18.8 mi
- Basin Creek: 6.4 mi
- Basin Creek: 6.5 mi
- Basin Creek: 7.0 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 16.2 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 16.6 mi
- Parting of the Waters National Natural Landmark: 13.9 mi
- West Thumb Geyser Basin: 18.8 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 18.9 mi
- Eagle Pass: 20.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Barlow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Mountain | ESE 116° | 3,535 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | ENE 65° | 3,469 m | 22.7 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ENE 61° | 3,460 m | 19.8 mi |
| Chaos Mountain | ENE 73° | 3,455 m | 23.7 mi |
| Table Mountain | ENE 64° | 3,365 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Humphreys | NE 56° | 3,358.5 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Schurz | NE 54° | 3,356 m | 18.7 mi |
| Jay Benchmark | SE 129° | 3,332 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:59 | 16:46 |
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 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snake RVR, 15 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 1597931 — Barlow Peak, Teton County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505863
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 29 mi
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