Turkey Pen Peak
Turkey Pen Peak rises to 2,129 m in Montana. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the west, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,129 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Butte: 0.8 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Mount Everts: 2.8 mi
- Crevice Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Palette Spring: 4.2 mi
- New Blue Spring: 4.5 mi
- Canary Spring: 4.5 mi
- Cupid Spring: 4.5 mi
- Dryad Springs: 4.5 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 3.4 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 3.6 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 4.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 5.2 mi
- Osprey Falls: 6.1 mi
- Undine Falls: 4.7 mi
- Wraith Falls: 5.2 mi
- Rustic Falls: 6.8 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Tower Fall: 14.8 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 5.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.6 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 11.1 mi
- Dick Randall Point: 11.5 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Bijah Springs: 17.9 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 18.3 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 18.3 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 18.4 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 18.4 mi
- Arch Park: 3.7 mi
- Willow Park: 11.2 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 19.1 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 20.0 mi
- Aldridge: 7.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Turkey Pen Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | W 267° | 3,341 m | 9.7 mi |
| Emigrant Peak | N 349° | 3,327 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Wallace | NNE 34° | 3,240 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNW 337° | 3,189 m | 7.6 mi |
| Joseph Peak | WSW 253° | 3,176 m | 12.5 mi |
| Monitor Peak | N 359° | 3,168 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Holmes | SW 219° | 3,149 m | 17.0 mi |
| Gray Peak | WSW 248° | 3,139 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:28 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:55 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 3 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/357957150
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 4 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 28 mi
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