Druid Peak
Druid Peak rises to 2,918 m in Wyoming. Pilot Peak stands 3,512 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Frederick Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Druid Peak (elevation 9,577 feet (2,919 m)) is a moderate domed peak on the southern flank of the Absaroka Range in Yellowstone National Park. The peak lies just north of the Lamar River and Soda Butte Creek confluence at the head of the Lamar Valley. Prior to 1885, this summit was named Soda Hill by members of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1878 and Mount Longfellow or Longfellows' Peak by then park superintendent Philetus Norris in 1880. In 1885, members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey changed the name to Druid Peak for unknown reasons, but some historians believe it may have been the presence of Stonehenge like rock formations on its eastern face that prompted the name. Druid Peak is notable for its role in the reintroduction of Wolves into Yellowstone. Rose Creek which flows west from the northern slope of Druid Peak was the site of one of the release pens for the January 1995 release of wolves, the pack to be known as the Rose Creek pack. In January 1996 a second release was made from pens on the slopes of Druid Peak. This pack became known as the Druid Pack.
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Wikidata Q5308987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2918 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
- 29.7 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 18 mi
- Crazy Creek · 20 mi
- Falls · 23 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frederick Peak: 1.8 mi
- Soda Butte: 2.2 mi
- Mount Hornaday: 3.2 mi
- Bison Peak: 3.5 mi
- Mount Norris: 4.6 mi
- Soda Butte Creek: 5.1 mi
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Tower Fall: 10.2 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 18.1 mi
- Crazy Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 20.2 mi
- Soda Butte Cone: 2.2 mi
- Devil's Den: 10.2 mi
- Petrified Tree: 12.8 mi
- Frog Rock: 19.2 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 20.0 mi
- Wahb spring: 6.4 mi
- Calcite Springs: 10.6 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 22.8 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 23.0 mi
- Mud Caldron: 23.0 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 23.1 mi
- Churning Caldron: 23.2 mi
- Sour Lake: 23.3 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 24.4 mi
- Cooke City Historical Marker: 13.3 mi
- Willow Park: 18.0 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 12.0 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 13.9 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 14.2 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Druid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Peak | ENE 71° | 3,512 m | 15.4 mi |
| Abiathar Peak | NE 56° | 3,331 m | 8.7 mi |
| Indian Peak | ESE 119° | 3,329 m | 18.2 mi |
| Index Peak | ENE 69° | 3,264 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | NNE 19° | 3,251 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NE 47° | 3,202 m | 16.8 mi |
| The Thunderer | E 91° | 3,199 m | 6.0 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NNW 341° | 3,197 m | 18.3 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 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1609245 — Druid Peak, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356511281
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 27 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 27 mi
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