Folsom Peak
Folsom Peak rises to 2,845 m in Wyoming. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 28 miles off.
The story
Folsom Peak, elevation 9,334 feet (2,845 m), is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named in 1895 by geologist Arnold Hague to honor David E. Folsom, a member of the Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition of 1869. Folsom, Peterson and Cook were some of the first explorers of the Yellowstone region to publish their explorations.
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Wikidata Q5464867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,845 m
How to reach it
- 28.2 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Peak: 2.4 mi
- Cook Peak: 2.5 mi
- Crescent Hill: 5.9 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 7.0 mi
- Observation Peak: 7.0 mi
- Calcite Springs: 7.8 mi
- Apollinaris Spring: 9.3 mi
- Whiterock Springs: 9.7 mi
- Canary Spring: 10.1 mi
- Ampitheater Springs: 10.1 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 6.0 mi
- Petrified Tree: 6.1 mi
- Osprey Falls: 7.6 mi
- Devil's Den: 7.9 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 10.3 mi
- Wraith Falls: 5.7 mi
- Undine Falls: 6.7 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
- Tower Fall: 8.0 mi
- Rustic Falls: 9.6 mi
- Bijah Springs: 11.8 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 11.9 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 12.0 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 12.0 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 12.0 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Trilobite Point: 15.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 19.5 mi
- Willow Park: 9.5 mi
- Arch Park: 13.5 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 11.9 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 12.7 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 17.7 mi
- Aldridge: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Folsom Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | WNW 303° | 3,341 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Holmes | WSW 256° | 3,149 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bannock Peak | W 275° | 3,137 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Washburn | SE 133° | 3,122 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ash Mountain | N 360° | 3,116 m | 15.7 mi |
| Antler Peak | W 269° | 3,048 m | 14.1 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | W 279° | 3,034 m | 14.1 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | WNW 291° | 3,022 m | 16.0 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 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:56 | 16:44 |
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, 7 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 1588603 — Folsom Peak, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356501230
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 14 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 18 mi
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