- Elevation, modelled
- 2,361 m
- Tallest summit within 21.9 miles
- Mount Schurz3,356 m · 21.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway19.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 44.5644, -110.3776
Fishing Bridge Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,361 m. Mount Schurz stands 3,356 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Village Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.7 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Fishing Bridge Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Schurz | SE 135° | 3,356 m | 21.5 mi |
| Atkins Peak | SE 130° | 3,331 m | 20.1 mi |
| Plenty Coups Peak | SE 128° | 3,330 m | 19.4 mi |
| Grant Peak | ENE 78° | 3,307 m | 21.7 mi |
| Castor Peak | ENE 73° | 3,293 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Langford | SE 129° | 3,238 m | 17.2 mi |
| Reservation Peak | ESE 118° | 3,236 m | 19.6 mi |
| Silvertip Peak | ESE 102° | 3,235 m | 13.8 mi |
- 19.2 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Elephant Back Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Sulphur Hills: 3.7 mi
- Stonetop Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Lake Butte: 6.7 mi
- Sulphur Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 4.6 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 4.8 mi
- Mud Caldron: 5.0 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 5.1 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 5.2 mi
- Sour Lake: 4.8 mi
- Churning Caldron: 4.8 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 5.0 mi
- King Geyser: 13.9 mi
- Black Pool: 13.9 mi
- Lake Village Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Gull Point Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- LeHardy Rapids Picnic Site: 3.5 mi
- Bridge Bay Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Cascade Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 3.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 4.9 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 12.5 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 13.9 mi
- Storm Point: 2.4 mi
- Gull Point: 3.2 mi
- Holmes Point: 4.5 mi
- Steamboat Point: 4.6 mi
- Sand Point: 5.4 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 11.8 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 11.9 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 12.1 mi
- Crystal Falls: 12.2 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 16.8 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 9.8 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 10.2 mi
- De Lacy Park: 18.4 mi
- Basin Creek: 24.9 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 19.6 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 19.7 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 23.3 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 24.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 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 | 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, 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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