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Echo Peak

Echo Peak, a peak in Wyoming
Echo Peak, a peak in WyomingJ. P. Iddings · Public domain

Echo Peak rises to 2,917 m in Wyoming. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Rivers Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Echo Peak, elevation 9,570 feet (2,920 m), is a mountain peak in the southern section of the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Echo Peak is so named because of its remarkable echo.

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Wikidata Q5332741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2917 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.83993, -110.88299

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 60
Hot springs
  • Bijah Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 9.8 mi
  • Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 9.8 mi
  • Frying Pan Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Frying Pan Bowl: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 25
Attractions: 25
  • Clearwater Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Osprey Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Porcelain Basin: 11.7 mi
  • Back Basin: 11.7 mi
  • Norris Geyser Basin: 11.8 mi
Parks: 16
  • Willow Park: 7.2 mi
  • Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
  • Arch Park: 15.6 mi
  • Linear Park: 16.1 mi
  • Pie Park: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Echo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakN 11°3,341 m11.6 mi
Joseph PeakN 359°3,176 m8.2 mi
Redstreak PeakWNW 288°3,151 m16.9 mi
Mount HolmesSE 138°3,149 m2.0 mi
Gray PeakN 0°3,139 m7.2 mi
Bannock PeakN 8°3,137 m3.6 mi
White PeakWNW 288°3,121 m16.4 mi
Monument MountainNW 304°3,065 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:36
June solstice05:3820:2921:14
September equinox07:1118:4419:23
December solstice07:5915:5716:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331384756656354412921
Precip in0.90.81.11.41.81.91.31.11.21.31.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Park Mammoth, 13 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1588162 — Echo Peak, Park County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356500894

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