Purple Mountain
Purple Mountain rises to 2,558 m in Wyoming. Joseph Peak stands 3,176 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrace Springs, a hot spring 1.4 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
Purple Mountain, elevation 8,392 feet (2,558 m), is a mountain peak in the southern section of the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The Purple Mountain Trail ascends to the summit from Madison Junction. It is located near the Lava Creek Tuff.
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Wikidata Q7261437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2558 m
How to reach it
- 28.6 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Terrace Springs: 1.4 mi
- Artists' Paintpots: 6.3 mi
- Maiden's Grave Spring: 6.8 mi
- Ojo Caliente Spring: 7.3 mi
- Stirrup: 8.0 mi
- National Park Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mount Jackson: 3.5 mi
- Mount Haynes: 4.8 mi
- Paintpot Hill: 6.4 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 7.3 mi
- Beryl Spring: 5.7 mi
- Chocolate Pot 19: 6.6 mi
- Chocolate Pot 2: 6.6 mi
- Philipp's Cauldron: 8.4 mi
- Green Dragon Spring: 8.5 mi
- Madison Junction Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Tuff Cliffs Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Gibbon Falls Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Iron Springs Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Madison River: 5.1 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 4.6 mi
- Volcanic Tableland: 8.5 mi
- Red Spouter: 8.5 mi
- Fountain Paint Pot area: 8.5 mi
- Bacteria Mats: 8.6 mi
- Firehole Falls: 2.6 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 3.5 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 4.6 mi
- Fairy Falls: 9.8 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 11.0 mi
- Dunbar Park: 11.6 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 11.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 11.8 mi
- Linear Park: 12.0 mi
- Pie Park: 12.2 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 8.8 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 9.5 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 11.6 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 11.7 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 14.5 mi
- Midway Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Trilobite Point: 10.4 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Gull Point: 24.0 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 7.2 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 11.7 mi
- Old Railway Station: 22.8 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Purple Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Peak | N 357° | 3,176 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Holmes | N 2° | 3,149 m | 10.5 mi |
| Gray Peak | N 357° | 3,139 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bannock Peak | N 358° | 3,137 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ENE 67° | 3,122 m | 22.9 mi |
| Antler Peak | N 5° | 3,048 m | 14.0 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | N 5° | 3,034 m | 16.4 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | N 1° | 3,022 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:58 | 16:46 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 36 | 24 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Yellowstone Gateway, 11 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/356503341
Day trips start here
- West Yellowstone · 12 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 16 mi
- Gardiner · 26 mi
- Island Park · 26 mi
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