Mount Washburn
Mount Washburn rises to 3,122 m in Wyoming. The Thunderer stands 3,199 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunraven Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 25 miles off.
The story
Mount Washburn, elevation 10,219 feet (3,115 m), is a prominent mountain peak in the Washburn Range in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. The peak was named in 1870 to honor Henry D. Washburn, leader of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition. The Washburn Range is one of two mountains ranges completely within the boundaries of Yellowstone.
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Wikidata Q1431845, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3122 m
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 30.0 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunraven Peak: 2.0 mi
- Hedges Peak: 2.6 mi
- Observation Peak: 5.9 mi
- Prospect Peak: 7.1 mi
- Cook Peak: 7.6 mi
- Calcite Springs: 7.7 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 11.7 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 11.9 mi
- Mud Caldron: 12.0 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 12.1 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Chittenden Bridge Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Otter Creek Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 12.0 mi
- Churning Caldron: 12.2 mi
- Sour Lake: 12.3 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 14.5 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 14.5 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 6.0 mi
- Devil's Den: 7.0 mi
- Petrified Tree: 8.2 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 12.1 mi
- Frog Rock: 12.8 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 5.0 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 6.3 mi
- Crystal Falls: 6.5 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 6.7 mi
- Tower Fall: 7.0 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Storm Point: 17.9 mi
- Gull Point: 18.7 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 13.6 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 14.1 mi
- Willow Park: 15.8 mi
- Arch Park: 21.0 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 12.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Mount Washburn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Thunderer | ENE 68° | 3,199 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Hornaday | NE 54° | 3,049 m | 17.4 mi |
| Dome Mountain | W 278° | 3,018 m | 20.2 mi |
| Dunraven Peak | WSW 240° | 3,008 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Norris | ENE 72° | 3,000 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cook Peak | WNW 294° | 2,973 m | 7.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | N 354° | 2,968 m | 19.3 mi |
| Hedges Peak | WSW 238° | 2,947 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:56 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tower Falls, 8 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/261131064
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 14 mi
- Gardiner · 21 mi
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