Meldrum Mountain
Meldrum Mountain rises to 2,886 m in Montana. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the east-southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Horn Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away.
The story
Meldrum Mountain el. 9,468 feet (2,886 m) is a mountain peak in the southwestern section of the Gallatin Range in the Montana portion of Yellowstone National Park. The mountain was named in 1962 by the National Park Service for Judge John W. Meldrum (born September 17, 1843, died February 27, 1936) the first U.S. Commissioner in Yellowstone National Park, a position he held for 41 years (1894-1935).
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Wikidata Q6812116, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2886 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Horn Peak: 2.1 mi
- King Butte: 3.5 mi
- Shooting Star Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Black Butte: 4.1 mi
- Gallatin Game Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.8 mi
- Arch Park: 15.0 mi
- Willow Park: 18.3 mi
- Orange Spring Mound: 15.7 mi
- Cupid Spring: 16.0 mi
- Palette Spring: 16.0 mi
- New Blue Spring: 16.0 mi
- Dryad Springs: 16.1 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.0 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 11.9 mi
- Dick Randall Point: 12.7 mi
- Red Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Point of Rocks: 15.7 mi
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Yellowstone Hot Springs: 11.8 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 15.0 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 15.2 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 16.1 mi
- Osprey Falls: 18.3 mi
- Bijah Springs: 24.2 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 24.8 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 24.8 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 24.9 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 24.9 mi
- Rustic Falls: 16.3 mi
- Undine Falls: 19.8 mi
- Wraith Falls: 20.7 mi
- Aldridge: 13.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Meldrum Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | ESE 108° | 3,341 m | 9.2 mi |
| Sage Peak | SW 234° | 3,189 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ENE 73° | 3,189 m | 16.0 mi |
| Joseph Peak | SE 134° | 3,176 m | 8.9 mi |
| Redstreak Peak | SW 227° | 3,151 m | 13.2 mi |
| Gray Peak | SE 138° | 3,139 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bannock Peak | SSE 147° | 3,137 m | 12.8 mi |
| White Peak | SW 224° | 3,121 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:58 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:30 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:57 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 15 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 801150 — Meldrum Mountain, Park County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357956804
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 15 mi
- West Yellowstone · 27 mi
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