- Elevation, modelled
- 2,361 m
- Tallest summit within 22.9 miles
- Mount Humphreys3,358.5 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway21.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 44.5328, -110.4367
Bridge Bay Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,361 m. Mount Humphreys stands 3,359 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Natural Bridge, a attraction 1.0 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Bridge Bay Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | SE 126° | 3,358.5 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Schurz | SE 126° | 3,356 m | 22.3 mi |
| Atkins Peak | ESE 121° | 3,331 m | 21.2 mi |
| Plenty Coups Peak | ESE 118° | 3,330 m | 20.6 mi |
| Colter Peak | SE 135° | 3,243 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Langford | ESE 118° | 3,238 m | 18.4 mi |
| Reservation Peak | ESE 109° | 3,236 m | 21.4 mi |
| Silvertip Peak | E 92° | 3,235 m | 16.4 mi |
- 21.6 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Elephant Back Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Sulphur Hills: 7.3 mi
- Sulphur Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Stonetop Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Lake Butte: 8.7 mi
- Sour Lake: 6.0 mi
- Churning Caldron: 6.1 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 6.2 mi
- King Geyser: 10.3 mi
- Black Pool: 10.4 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 6.1 mi
- Mud Caldron: 6.3 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 6.4 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 6.6 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 6.9 mi
- Gull Point Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Lake Village Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Sand Point Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Fishing Bridge Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Spruce-Fir Exhibit Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 1.0 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 5.8 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 6.2 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 10.3 mi
- West Thumb Geyser Basin: 10.4 mi
- Gull Point: 1.1 mi
- Sand Point: 3.2 mi
- Rock Point: 3.6 mi
- Storm Point: 5.2 mi
- Steamboat Point: 6.8 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 12.8 mi
- Crystal Falls: 13.1 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 13.1 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 13.4 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 16.2 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 8.6 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 8.9 mi
- De Lacy Park: 14.8 mi
- Basin Creek: 22.1 mi
- Basin Creek: 22.6 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 18.7 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 19.1 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 19.9 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:57 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 13 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Lake, 1 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).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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