Bison Peak
Bison Peak rises to 2,720 m in Wyoming. Pilot Peak stands 3,512 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Frederick Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,720 m
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 20 mi
- Crazy Creek · 22 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frederick Peak: 1.9 mi
- Druid Peak: 3.5 mi
- Mount Hornaday: 4.0 mi
- Soda Butte: 5.8 mi
- Peregrine Hills: 6.5 mi
- Soda Butte Creek: 7.0 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Calcite Springs: 8.6 mi
- Wahb spring: 9.9 mi
- Canary Spring: 23.5 mi
- Palette Spring: 23.5 mi
- Dryad Springs: 23.5 mi
- Soda Butte Cone: 5.8 mi
- Devil's Den: 8.6 mi
- Petrified Tree: 10.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 16.6 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 20.2 mi
- Tower Fall: 8.5 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 18.5 mi
- Wraith Falls: 19.3 mi
- Undine Falls: 20.1 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 24.3 mi
- Churning Caldron: 24.4 mi
- Sour Lake: 24.5 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 22.0 mi
- Willow Park: 19.9 mi
- Arch Park: 24.4 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 12.8 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 15.0 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 15.1 mi
- Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Bison Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Peak | E 82° | 3,512 m | 17.0 mi |
| Monument Peak | N 1° | 3,351 m | 17.6 mi |
| Abiathar Peak | ENE 77° | 3,331 m | 9.8 mi |
| Index Peak | E 80° | 3,264 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | NE 41° | 3,251 m | 8.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | NNE 19° | 3,251 m | 18.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ENE 58° | 3,202 m | 17.1 mi |
| The Thunderer | ESE 108° | 3,199 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:54 | 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, 3 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/356499420
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 24 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 27 mi
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