Porcupine Hills
Porcupine Hills rises to 2,248 m in Wyoming. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stirrup, a hot spring 0.8 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 28 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
hill group in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming
Wikidata Q49063401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2248 m
How to reach it
- 28.4 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Stirrup: 0.8 mi
- Round Spring: 0.8 mi
- Gentian Pool: 1.0 mi
- Gentian Pool: 1.0 mi
- Deep Blue: 1.1 mi
- Surprise Pool: 2.3 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 6.3 mi
- Lavender Pool: 7.2 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 7.2 mi
- Heart Spring: 7.4 mi
- Twin Buttes: 4.4 mi
- National Park Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Purple Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Geyser Hill: 7.3 mi
- Mount Haynes: 8.1 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Fire Hole Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Gibbon Falls Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Tuff Cliffs Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Volcanic Tableland: 1.2 mi
- Red Spouter: 1.3 mi
- Fountain Paint Pot area: 1.3 mi
- Bacteria Mats: 1.3 mi
- Midway Geyser Basin: 3.2 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 4.0 mi
- Fairy Falls: 4.4 mi
- Firehole Falls: 5.0 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 6.1 mi
- Mystic Falls: 6.8 mi
- De Lacy Park: 9.9 mi
- Dunbar Park: 15.6 mi
- Heritage Park: 15.7 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 15.8 mi
- Recreation Park: 16.1 mi
- Midway Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Trilobite Point: 17.2 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 17.8 mi
- Gull Point: 19.4 mi
- Sand Point: 20.2 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 7.7 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 12.0 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 12.8 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 15.6 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 15.7 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 3.2 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 15.6 mi
- Old Railway Station: 23.0 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Porcupine Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 352° | 3,149 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bannock Peak | N 352° | 3,137 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Washburn | NE 49° | 3,122 m | 24.2 mi |
| Antler Peak | N 356° | 3,048 m | 20.7 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | N 357° | 3,034 m | 23.1 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 355° | 3,018 m | 18.7 mi |
| Dunraven Peak | NE 48° | 3,008 m | 22.2 mi |
| Three Rivers Peak | N 349° | 2,976 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:58 | 16:47 |
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 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Faithful, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1592963 — Porcupine Hills, Teton County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356503228
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 13 mi
- West Yellowstone · 16 mi
- Island Park · 27 mi
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