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Sepulcher Mountain

Sepulcher Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sepulcher Mountain rises to 2,936 m in Wyoming. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the west-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Clagett Butte, a peak 2.4 miles away.

About

The story

Sepulcher Mountain, elevation 9,642 feet (2,939 m), is a moderate mountain peak in northwest Yellowstone National Park halfway between the summit of Electric Peak and Mammoth Hot Springs. The peak was named Sepulcher by U.S. Army Captain John W. Barlow in 1871 because of its resemblance to a crypt when viewed from Gardiner, Montana. The summit of Sepulcher Mountain can be reached by a 7.2-mile (11.6 km) trail from the mouth of Clematis Creek at Mammoth Hot Springs.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7452384, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2936 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.99021, -110.76688
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 58
  • Orange Spring Mound: 3.0 mi
  • Palette Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Cupid Spring: 3.3 mi
  • New Blue Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Dryad Springs: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Mammoth Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Albright Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Arch Park Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 15
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 8
Hot springs: 8
  • Bijah Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 16.5 mi
  • Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 16.5 mi
  • Frying Pan Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Frying Pan Bowl: 16.6 mi
Parks: 7
  • Arch Park: 3.9 mi
  • Willow Park: 8.6 mi
  • Gallatin Game Preserve: 19.4 mi
  • Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 21.3 mi
  • Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Sepulcher Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakWNW 287°3,341 m3.6 mi
Sheep MountainNNE 21°3,189 m9.1 mi
Joseph PeakWSW 249°3,176 m6.2 mi
Monitor PeakNNE 27°3,168 m13.3 mi
Mount HolmesSSW 200°3,149 m12.6 mi
Gray PeakWSW 240°3,139 m6.5 mi
Bannock PeakSW 217°3,137 m8.5 mi
Ash MountainNE 54°3,116 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:36
June solstice05:3720:2921:14
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5915:5616:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331384756656354412921
Precip in0.90.81.11.41.81.91.31.11.21.31.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Park Mammoth, 4 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1609296 — Sepulcher Mountain, Park County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356511294

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