Mount Stevenson
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Mount Stevenson rises to 3,112 m in Wyoming. Fortress Mountain stands 3,675 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is First Peoples Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
Mount Stevenson el. 10,230 feet (3,120 m) is a mountain peak in the Absaroka Range of Yellowstone National Park. Mount Stevenson was named in 1871 by geologist Ferdinand Hayden during the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 for his friend and chief assistant, James Stevenson (1840–1888). Stevenson, who had run away from home as a young boy, first met Hayden in 1853 during an exploration of the Dakota Badlands. In 1866, Stevenson began working for Hayden and did so until 1879. Hayden specifically cited Stevenson's loyalty to him in his 1872 report on the 1871 survey of the park. Stevenson Island on Yellowstone Lake is also named for James Stevenson.
My principal assistant, Mr. James Stevenson, labored with his usual efficiency and fidelity throughout the entire trip. In honor of his great services not only during the past season, but for over twelve years of unremitting toil as my assistant, oftentimes without pecuniary reward, and with little of the scientific recognition that uaually comes to the original explorer, I have desired that one of the principal islands of the lake and one of the noble peaks reflected in its clear waters should bear his name forever.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6923872, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3112 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- First Peoples Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Langford: 2.5 mi
- Top Notch Peak: 3.6 mi
- Plenty Coups Peak: 4.5 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 4.7 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Steamboat Point Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Sand Point Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 20.3 mi
- Churning Caldron: 20.4 mi
- Sour Lake: 20.4 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 20.4 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 20.4 mi
- Terrace Point: 5.3 mi
- Signal Point: 6.4 mi
- Park Point: 7.2 mi
- Elk Point: 8.0 mi
- Plover Point: 9.6 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 11.2 mi
- Venting Pool: 20.3 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 20.3 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 20.4 mi
- Thumb Paint Pots: 20.4 mi
- Eagle Pass: 9.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 17.0 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 18.0 mi
- West Thumb Geyser Basin: 20.4 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 20.4 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 9.8 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 9.8 mi
- Basin Creek: 21.6 mi
- Basin Creek: 21.6 mi
- Basin Creek: 21.7 mi
- Plateau Falls: 17.2 mi
- Fire Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Mount Stevenson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortress Mountain | ESE 104° | 3,675 m | 18.4 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | ESE 115° | 3,591 m | 18.1 mi |
| Ishawooa Cone | SE 126° | 3,576 m | 21.0 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | SE 125° | 3,549 m | 17.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | ESE 119° | 3,469 m | 11.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SE 131° | 3,460 m | 8.6 mi |
| Chaos Mountain | SE 125° | 3,455 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sheep Mesa | ESE 101° | 3,413 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:57 | 16:45 |
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, 10 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/356506837
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