Hoyt Peak
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Hoyt Peak rises to 3,154 m in Wyoming. Fortress Mountain stands 3,675 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Eleanor Lake Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.9 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Hoyt Peak is a 10,506-foot (3,202 m) summit located on the shared border of Yellowstone National Park and North Absaroka Wilderness, in Park County, Wyoming. It was named for John Wesley Hoyt (1831–1912), third Governor of Wyoming Territory. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1895 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Sylvan Pass forms the low point of the saddle between Hoyt Peak and Top Notch Peak.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q18153216, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3154 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Avalanche Peak: 1.1 mi
- Top Notch Peak: 1.9 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 2.5 mi
- Silvertip Peak: 3.4 mi
- First Peoples Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Steamboat Point Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Fishing Bridge Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Churning Caldron: 18.1 mi
- Sour Lake: 18.2 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 18.2 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 22.2 mi
- Seismograph Pool: 22.3 mi
- Elk Point: 8.0 mi
- Signal Point: 8.8 mi
- Park Point: 8.8 mi
- Steamboat Point: 9.2 mi
- Holmes Point: 9.3 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 9.2 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 18.1 mi
- Mud Caldron: 18.2 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 18.3 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 18.3 mi
- Eagle Pass: 12.2 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 15.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 18.2 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 22.3 mi
- Plateau Falls: 22.6 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 23.5 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 24.5 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 24.6 mi
- Crystal Falls: 24.8 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 11.9 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 12.1 mi
- Fire Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Hoyt Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortress Mountain | ESE 121° | 3,675 m | 18.9 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | SE 131° | 3,591 m | 19.7 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | SE 141° | 3,549 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SE 143° | 3,469 m | 13.4 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SSE 155° | 3,460 m | 11.9 mi |
| Chaos Mountain | SE 143° | 3,455 m | 17.1 mi |
| Sheep Mesa | ESE 119° | 3,413 m | 17.6 mi |
| Sleeping Giant Mountain | ENE 77° | 3,408 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:25 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 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, 6 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/356506280
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 23 mi
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