Eagle Peak
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Eagle Peak rises to 3,460 m in Wyoming. Fortress Mountain stands 3,675 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Pass, a attraction 1.1 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Eagle Peak is a mountain in the Absaroka Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming and at 11,372 feet (3,466 m) is the highest point in Yellowstone National Park. It is located about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the southeast arm of Yellowstone Lake.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q1276808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3460 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Humphreys: 2.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mount Schurz: 2.7 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Turret Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Terrace Point: 10.0 mi
- Signal Point: 14.6 mi
- Park Point: 15.5 mi
- The Palisades: 16.0 mi
- Plover Point: 16.6 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 16.8 mi
- Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Steamboat Point Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 17.6 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 17.7 mi
- Basin Creek: 24.8 mi
- Basin Creek: 24.8 mi
- Plateau Falls: 15.2 mi
- Upper North Fork Falls: 23.9 mi
- Lower North Fork Falls: 24.0 mi
- Eagle Pass: 1.1 mi
- Parting of the Waters National Natural Landmark: 20.5 mi
- Fire Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Eagle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortress Mountain | E 84° | 3,675 m | 11.4 mi |
| Ptarmigan Mountain | E 83° | 3,665 m | 21.2 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | ESE 102° | 3,591 m | 10.1 mi |
| Ishawooa Cone | ESE 122° | 3,576 m | 12.4 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | ESE 120° | 3,549 m | 8.6 mi |
| Clouds Home Peak | ESE 109° | 3,537 m | 15.4 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | S 169° | 3,535 m | 20.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | E 86° | 3,469 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:24 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:56 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 37 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone NP E ENT, 12 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500819
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