Gibbon Hill
Gibbon Hill rises to 2,613 m in Wyoming. Joseph Peak stands 3,176 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Medusa Spring, a hot spring 1.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,613 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Medusa Spring: 1.3 mi
- Artists' Paintpots: 1.8 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 3.6 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 3.7 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 3.8 mi
- Black Hermit Caldron: 1.3 mi
- Green Dragon Spring: 1.3 mi
- Yellow Mud Spring: 1.3 mi
- Philipp's Cauldron: 1.4 mi
- Yellow Mud Pot: 1.4 mi
- Paintpot Hill: 1.8 mi
- 8124 ft: 2.0 mi
- 8271 ft: 2.1 mi
- 8205 ft: 2.6 mi
- 8041 ft: 2.8 mi
- Gibbon Meadows Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Norris Meadows Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Virginia Cascades Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Caldera Rim Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Iron Springs Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Steamboat Geyser: 1.6 mi
- Back Basin: 1.7 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 1.8 mi
- Porcelain Basin: 1.9 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 4.6 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 2.8 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 4.6 mi
- Firehole Falls: 9.3 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 9.5 mi
- Crystal Falls: 10.0 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Trilobite Point: 10.6 mi
- Midway Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- Gull Point: 18.5 mi
- Willow Park: 11.6 mi
- De Lacy Park: 17.7 mi
- Dunbar Park: 19.6 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 19.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 19.8 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 1.8 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 2.6 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 17.8 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 19.7 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 19.7 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 12.6 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 19.7 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 11.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Gibbon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Peak | NNW 334° | 3,176 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Holmes | NW 317° | 3,149 m | 11.1 mi |
| Gray Peak | NNW 332° | 3,139 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bannock Peak | NNW 328° | 3,137 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ENE 63° | 3,122 m | 14.8 mi |
| Antler Peak | NNW 331° | 3,048 m | 13.3 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | NNW 336° | 3,034 m | 15.4 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | NNW 337° | 3,022 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:57 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 13 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Lake, 18 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/356501380
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 10 mi
- West Yellowstone · 20 mi
- Gardiner · 23 mi
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