- Elevation, modelled
- 2,180 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Holmes3,149 m · 15.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Fort Henry Historic Byway27.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:13local time
- Coordinates
- 44.5933, -110.8311
Fire Hole Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,180 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Nez Perce Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.0 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 28 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fire Hole Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 356° | 3,149 m | 15.6 mi |
| Gray Peak | N 354° | 3,139 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bannock Peak | N 354° | 3,137 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Washburn | NE 54° | 3,122 m | 24.1 mi |
| Antler Peak | N 359° | 3,048 m | 19.0 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | N 360° | 3,034 m | 21.5 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | N 357° | 3,022 m | 24.9 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 358° | 3,018 m | 17.0 mi |
- 27.8 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Maiden's Grave Spring: 1.5 mi
- Ojo Caliente Spring: 2.1 mi
- Stirrup: 2.7 mi
- Round Spring: 2.7 mi
- Deep Blue: 2.8 mi
- Surprise Pool: 4.3 mi
- Beryl Spring: 7.2 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 7.5 mi
- Lavender Pool: 8.7 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 8.7 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 2.0 mi
- National Park Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Twin Buttes: 4.7 mi
- Purple Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Mount Haynes: 6.3 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Madison Junction Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Tuff Cliffs Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Gibbon Falls Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Volcanic Tableland: 3.1 mi
- Red Spouter: 3.2 mi
- Fountain Paint Pot area: 3.2 mi
- Bacteria Mats: 3.2 mi
- Midway Geyser Basin: 4.5 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 2.0 mi
- Firehole Falls: 2.9 mi
- Fairy Falls: 5.1 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 5.1 mi
- Mystic Falls: 7.8 mi
- De Lacy Park: 11.9 mi
- Dunbar Park: 13.9 mi
- Heritage Park: 14.0 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 14.1 mi
- Recreation Park: 14.4 mi
- Midway Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Trilobite Point: 15.5 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 16.5 mi
- Gull Point: 20.9 mi
- Sand Point: 21.9 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 9.3 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 11.1 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 12.0 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 13.9 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 14.0 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 2.8 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 13.9 mi
- Old Railway Station: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:58 | 16:47 |
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, 9 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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