Stonetop Mountain
Stonetop Mountain rises to 2,750 m in Wyoming. Pollux Peak stands 3,348 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sulphur Hills, a peak 1.6 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2750 m
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sulphur Hills: 1.6 mi
- Pelican Cone: 6.5 mi
- Elephant Back Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Sulphur Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Lake Butte: 7.9 mi
- Mud Caldron: 5.7 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 5.7 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 5.7 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 5.7 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 6.3 mi
- Churning Caldron: 5.7 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 5.8 mi
- Sour Lake: 5.8 mi
- King Geyser: 18.7 mi
- Black Pool: 18.7 mi
- LeHardy Rapids Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- Fishing Bridge Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Cascade Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Nez Perce Ford Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Steamboat Point Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 3.3 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 5.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 11.4 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 18.7 mi
- Storm Point: 5.0 mi
- Holmes Point: 5.8 mi
- Steamboat Point: 6.3 mi
- Gull Point: 8.0 mi
- Sand Point: 10.0 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 9.8 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 11.0 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 11.1 mi
- Crystal Falls: 11.2 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 17.4 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 13.8 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 14.2 mi
- De Lacy Park: 22.8 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 20.3 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 20.3 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 8.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Stonetop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollux Peak | E 80° | 3,348 m | 19.4 mi |
| Notch Mountain | E 88° | 3,332 m | 18.8 mi |
| Plenty Coups Peak | SE 142° | 3,330 m | 20.1 mi |
| Grant Peak | E 88° | 3,307 m | 18.3 mi |
| Castor Peak | E 82° | 3,293 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Langford | SE 145° | 3,238 m | 18.0 mi |
| Reservation Peak | SE 132° | 3,236 m | 19.4 mi |
| Silvertip Peak | ESE 122° | 3,235 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:56 | 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, 6 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/356504502
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- Yellowstone National Park · 11 mi
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