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Pollux Peak

Pollux Peak, a peak in Wyoming
Pollux Peak, a peak in WyomingJohn Good · Public domain
Pollux Peak, a peak in Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park · Public domain
Pollux Peak, a peak in Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park · Public domain
Pollux Peak, a peak in Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park · Public domain

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Pollux Peak rises to 3,348 m in Wyoming. Dead Indian Peak stands 3,703 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Castor Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

Pollux Peak is an 11,063-foot-elevation (3,372-meter) mountain summit located in Yellowstone National Park, in Park County, Wyoming, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49063098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3348 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.66661, -109.92907

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Picnic sites: 15
  • Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 16.9 mi
  • Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Clearwater Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 4
Springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 24.6 mi
Parks: 2
  • Willow Park: 21.4 mi
  • Cooke City Historical Marker: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 23.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Cooke City Montana Museum: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Pollux Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dead Indian PeakESE 105°3,703 m16.2 mi
Sleeping Giant MountainSSE 157°3,408 m10.7 mi
Jaggar PeakESE 106°3,403 m12.8 mi
Geers PointE 79°3,401 m10.8 mi
Mount PleasantESE 114°3,399 m11.3 mi
Notch MountainS 188°3,332 m2.5 mi
Indian PeakNNE 26°3,329 m8.5 mi
Black MountainENE 76°3,309 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:32
June solstice05:3520:2521:09
September equinox07:0818:4019:19
December solstice07:5415:5416:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202129354553615951392719
Precip in2.21.92.52.42.62.71.41.31.92.53.12.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pahaska, 11 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356506625

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