- Elevation, modelled
- 2,238 m
- Tallest summit within 23.6 miles
- Joseph Peak3,176 m · 21.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:13local time
- Coordinates
- 44.6595, -110.7498
Caldera Rim Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,238 m. Joseph Peak stands 3,176 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Springs Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.9 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Caldera Rim Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Peak | NNW 342° | 3,176 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Holmes | NNW 335° | 3,149 m | 12.2 mi |
| Gray Peak | NNW 342° | 3,139 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bannock Peak | NNW 339° | 3,137 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ENE 58° | 3,122 m | 18.2 mi |
| Antler Peak | NNW 344° | 3,048 m | 15.1 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | NNW 347° | 3,034 m | 17.4 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | NNW 346° | 3,022 m | 21.0 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Beryl Spring: 1.3 mi
- Chocolate Pot 19: 3.5 mi
- Chocolate Pot 2: 3.5 mi
- Black Hermit Caldron: 4.7 mi
- Green Dragon Spring: 4.7 mi
- Paintpot Hill: 2.1 mi
- Gibbon Hill: 3.7 mi
- 8271 ft: 4.8 mi
- 8210 ft: 5.2 mi
- 8124 ft: 5.3 mi
- Artists' Paintpots: 2.3 mi
- Medusa Spring: 4.6 mi
- Terrace Springs: 4.8 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 6.5 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 6.6 mi
- Iron Springs Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Gibbon Falls Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Gibbon Meadows Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Tuff Cliffs Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Madison Junction Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 1.1 mi
- Steamboat Geyser: 5.0 mi
- Back Basin: 5.1 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 5.2 mi
- Porcelain Basin: 5.3 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 1.1 mi
- Firehole Falls: 6.0 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 6.0 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 6.2 mi
- Fairy Falls: 11.0 mi
- Midway Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Trilobite Point: 11.8 mi
- Gull Point: 18.8 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Willow Park: 14.3 mi
- De Lacy Park: 15.0 mi
- Dunbar Park: 17.1 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 17.3 mi
- Heritage Park: 17.3 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 5.2 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 6.0 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 14.4 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 17.1 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 17.2 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 8.9 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 17.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:58 | 16:46 |
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 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Faithful, 15 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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