Cook Peak
Cook Peak rises to 2,973 m in Wyoming. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Folsom Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away.
The story
Cook Peak, elevation 9,754 feet (2,973 m), is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named in 1922 by then-superintendent Horace Albright to honor Charles W. Cook, a member of the 1869 Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition which explored the Yellowstone park region; 1922 was the 50th anniversary of the park's creation, and Cook, still living in Montana, attended ceremonies in the park. Prior to 1922, the peak had been named Thompson Peak by Philetus Norris in 1880 and Storm Peak by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Surveys in 1885.
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Wikidata Q5166996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2973 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Folsom Peak: 2.5 mi
- Prospect Peak: 4.7 mi
- Observation Peak: 5.1 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 5.2 mi
- Hedges Peak: 6.5 mi
- Whiterock Springs: 7.4 mi
- Apollinaris Spring: 7.7 mi
- Ampitheater Springs: 8.0 mi
- Calcite Springs: 9.8 mi
- Sieve Lake: 10.0 mi
- Bijah Springs: 9.5 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 9.5 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 9.6 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 9.6 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 9.6 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Apollinaris Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Osprey Falls: 7.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 8.0 mi
- Petrified Tree: 8.4 mi
- Clearwater Springs: 8.9 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 9.1 mi
- Wraith Falls: 6.9 mi
- Undine Falls: 7.7 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
- Crystal Falls: 9.4 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 9.4 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 8.0 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Trilobite Point: 13.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 20.4 mi
- Willow Park: 8.3 mi
- Arch Park: 14.5 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 9.4 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 10.2 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 15.9 mi
- Aldridge: 19.0 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Cook Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | NW 311° | 3,341 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Holmes | W 263° | 3,149 m | 13.8 mi |
| Gray Peak | WNW 295° | 3,139 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bannock Peak | WNW 283° | 3,137 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ESE 114° | 3,122 m | 7.6 mi |
| Antler Peak | W 278° | 3,048 m | 12.9 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | WNW 289° | 3,034 m | 13.3 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | WNW 299° | 3,022 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 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 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tower Falls, 9 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/356511278
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 15 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 16 mi
- West Yellowstone · 29 mi
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