Pelican Cone
Pelican Cone rises to 2,931 m in Wyoming. Sleeping Giant Mountain stands 3,408 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Stonetop Mountain, a peak 6.5 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,931 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 29.9 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 28 mi
- Crazy Creek · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stonetop Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 6.7 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 7.0 mi
- Sulphur Hills: 7.1 mi
- Mount Chittenden: 7.1 mi
- Steamboat Point Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Fishing Bridge Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- LeHardy Rapids Picnic Site: 10.9 mi
- Cascade Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Holmes Point: 9.2 mi
- Steamboat Point: 9.7 mi
- Storm Point: 9.8 mi
- Elk Point: 13.0 mi
- Gull Point: 13.8 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 9.7 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 11.9 mi
- Mud Caldron: 11.9 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 12.0 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 12.0 mi
- Churning Caldron: 12.0 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 12.0 mi
- Sour Lake: 12.1 mi
- King Geyser: 24.5 mi
- Black Pool: 24.5 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 9.8 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 12.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 15.4 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 15.9 mi
- Soda Butte Cone: 16.0 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 13.7 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 15.6 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 15.7 mi
- Crystal Falls: 15.9 mi
- Tower Fall: 19.4 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 17.5 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 17.9 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 14.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Pelican Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeping Giant Mountain | ESE 116° | 3,408 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pollux Peak | E 84° | 3,348 m | 13.0 mi |
| Notch Mountain | E 95° | 3,332 m | 12.7 mi |
| Atkins Peak | SSE 162° | 3,331 m | 19.8 mi |
| Plenty Coups Peak | SSE 161° | 3,330 m | 18.8 mi |
| Indian Peak | ENE 62° | 3,329 m | 18.9 mi |
| Castor Peak | E 87° | 3,293 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Langford | SSE 166° | 3,238 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:55 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 15 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Yellowstone, 12 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 1592657 — Pelican Cone, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356502994
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 18 mi
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