Capitol Hill
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Capitol Hill rises to 1,956 m in Wyoming. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mammoth Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,956 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Clagett Butte: 1.7 mi
- Mount Everts: 2.0 mi
- Terrace Mountain: 2.0 mi
- The Hoodoos: 2.2 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 2.4 mi
- Palette Spring: 0.2 mi
- New Blue Spring: 0.4 mi
- Cupid Spring: 0.4 mi
- Canary Spring: 0.4 mi
- Dryad Springs: 0.4 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 0.2 mi
- Osprey Falls: 3.1 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 4.0 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 4.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 6.7 mi
- Rustic Falls: 2.8 mi
- Undine Falls: 3.6 mi
- Wraith Falls: 4.6 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- Tower Fall: 16.3 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 2.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.6 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 11.7 mi
- Dick Randall Point: 12.4 mi
- Bijah Springs: 14.6 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 15.1 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 15.1 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 15.2 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 15.2 mi
- Arch Park: 4.0 mi
- Willow Park: 7.5 mi
- Gallatin Game Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area: 24.5 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 16.2 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 17.0 mi
- Aldridge: 8.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Capitol Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | WNW 289° | 3,341 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 360° | 3,189 m | 9.8 mi |
| Joseph Peak | W 264° | 3,176 m | 9.0 mi |
| Monitor Peak | NNE 12° | 3,168 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Holmes | SW 216° | 3,149 m | 13.0 mi |
| Gray Peak | WSW 258° | 3,139 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bannock Peak | WSW 237° | 3,137 m | 10.1 mi |
| Ash Mountain | NE 40° | 3,116 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:29 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:56 | 16:45 |
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 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Park Mammoth, under a mile 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/356511275
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 4 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 26 mi
- West Yellowstone · 29 mi
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