Corkscrew Hill
Corkscrew Hill rises to 2,626 m in Wyoming. Mount Sheridan stands 3,135 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is De Lacy Park, a park 0.7 miles away. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,626 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sulphide Spring: 5.2 mi
- Copper Kettle: 5.3 mi
- Heart Spring: 5.4 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 5.4 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 5.9 mi
- Lone Star Geyser Basin: 4.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 5.2 mi
- Dome: 5.2 mi
- Blue Star Spring: 5.3 mi
- Bronze Spring: 5.3 mi
- Geyser Hill: 5.4 mi
- Yellowstone Caldera: 8.2 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 9.3 mi
- Twin Buttes: 9.8 mi
- Trischman Knob: 10.7 mi
- DeLacy Creek Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- East Divide Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 4.1 mi
- Mystic Falls: 7.8 mi
- Fairy Falls: 8.9 mi
- Tempe Cascade: 12.5 mi
- Twister Falls: 12.5 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 4.1 mi
- Old Faithful: 5.2 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 5.3 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 5.7 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 6.2 mi
- Midway Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Wolf Point: 15.4 mi
- Rock Point: 15.5 mi
- Sand Point: 15.7 mi
- Gull Point: 16.1 mi
- De Lacy Park: 0.7 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 18.2 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 18.2 mi
- Basin Creek: 19.2 mi
- Dunbar Park: 23.5 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 5.2 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 19.2 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 20.0 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 23.4 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 23.5 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 10.7 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 23.5 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Corkscrew Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sheridan | SE 143° | 3,135 m | 15.9 mi |
| Factory Hill | SE 139° | 2,902 m | 14.2 mi |
| Observation Peak | NNE 21° | 2,858 m | 23.9 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | SE 129° | 2,855 m | 21.8 mi |
| Flat Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,795 m | 16.0 mi |
| Stonetop Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,750 m | 23.2 mi |
| Channel Mountain | SE 125° | 2,667 m | 21.0 mi |
| Lake Butte | E 79° | 2,661 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Faithful, 5 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/356511735
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 15 mi
- West Yellowstone · 24 mi
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