Garnet Hill
Garnet Hill rises to 2,141 m in Wyoming. Abiathar Peak stands 3,331 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Crescent Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,141 m
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Crescent Hill: 1.9 mi
- Junction Butte: 3.2 mi
- Bumpus Butte: 3.5 mi
- Hellroaring Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Peregrine Hills: 4.5 mi
- Calcite Springs: 3.7 mi
- Canary Spring: 13.2 mi
- Palette Spring: 13.3 mi
- Dryad Springs: 13.3 mi
- New Blue Spring: 13.3 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Petrified Tree: 2.4 mi
- Devil's Den: 4.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 6.3 mi
- Osprey Falls: 12.1 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 13.3 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Tower Fall: 4.6 mi
- Wraith Falls: 9.2 mi
- Undine Falls: 9.9 mi
- Rustic Falls: 14.1 mi
- Bijah Springs: 19.5 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 19.6 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 19.7 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 19.7 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 19.7 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 20.3 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 21.5 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 19.5 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 20.3 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 24.8 mi
- Arch Park: 14.5 mi
- Willow Park: 16.1 mi
- Aldridge: 18.2 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 22.5 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 23.0 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Garnet Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiathar Peak | E 85° | 3,331 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | ENE 70° | 3,251 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Wallace | N 355° | 3,240 m | 17.0 mi |
| The Thunderer | E 100° | 3,199 m | 18.8 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NNE 25° | 3,197 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NW 311° | 3,189 m | 17.1 mi |
| Monitor Peak | NW 325° | 3,168 m | 17.7 mi |
| Barronette Peak | E 84° | 3,156 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:27 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:55 | 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356501348
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 14 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 24 mi
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