Mount Sheridan
Mount Sheridan rises to 3,135 m in Wyoming. Table Mountain stands 3,365 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Factory Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mount Sheridan, elevation 10,313 feet (3,143 m), is a prominent mountain peak overlooking Heart Lake in the Red Mountains of Yellowstone National Park. The peak is named in honor of General Philip H. Sheridan, U.S. Army, one of the early protectors of the park.
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Wikidata Q944906, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3135 m
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Snake Hot Springs: 7.2 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 7.4 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 10.5 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 10.5 mi
- Seismograph Pool: 10.6 mi
- Factory Hill: 2.0 mi
- Overlook Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Flat Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Channel Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Mount Hancock: 9.5 mi
- Lewis Falls: 5.3 mi
- Moose Falls: 10.6 mi
- Plateau Falls: 16.3 mi
- Twister Falls: 16.6 mi
- Tempe Cascade: 17.0 mi
- Lewis Lake Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- West Thumb Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Picnic: 11.4 mi
- East Divide Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- West Thumb Geyser Basin: 10.6 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 10.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 18.3 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 18.5 mi
- Old Faithful: 20.0 mi
- Thumb Paint Pots: 10.6 mi
- Venting Pool: 10.6 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 10.6 mi
- Painted Pools: 10.6 mi
- Collapsing Spring: 10.6 mi
- Wolf Point: 11.8 mi
- Snipe Point: 11.9 mi
- Plover Point: 12.0 mi
- Terrace Point: 15.9 mi
- Signal Point: 16.0 mi
- Basin Creek: 3.5 mi
- Basin Creek: 4.1 mi
- Basin Creek: 4.3 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 13.5 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 13.8 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 19.8 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Sheridan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Mountain | E 85° | 3,365 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Humphreys | ENE 78° | 3,358.5 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Schurz | ENE 77° | 3,356 m | 23.3 mi |
| Atkins Peak | ENE 71° | 3,331 m | 24.1 mi |
| Plenty Coups Peak | ENE 69° | 3,330 m | 24.3 mi |
| Turret Mountain | E 89° | 3,304 m | 23.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SW 214° | 3,271 m | 24.1 mi |
| Colter Peak | E 83° | 3,243 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
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 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snake RVR, 11 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 1609297 — Mount Sheridan, Teton County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356511295
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- Yellowstone National Park · 24 mi
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