- Elevation, modelled
- 2,362 m
- Tallest summit within 24.4 miles
- Mount Schurz3,356 m · 24.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway25.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 44.4734, -110.5264
Hard Road to Travel Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,362 m. Mount Schurz stands 3,356 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pumice Point Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.1 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Hard Road to Travel Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Schurz | ESE 112° | 3,356 m | 24.2 mi |
| Atkins Peak | ESE 106° | 3,331 m | 23.6 mi |
| Plenty Coups Peak | ESE 104° | 3,330 m | 23.3 mi |
| Colter Peak | ESE 120° | 3,243 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Langford | ESE 102° | 3,238 m | 21.1 mi |
| Silvertip Peak | E 80° | 3,235 m | 21.1 mi |
| First Peoples Mountain | ESE 102° | 3,217 m | 19.1 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | ENE 72° | 3,215 m | 21.5 mi |
- 25.8 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- King Geyser: 4.4 mi
- Black Pool: 4.4 mi
- Abyss Pool: 4.4 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 4.5 mi
- Perforated Pool: 4.5 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 4.5 mi
- Venting Pool: 4.5 mi
- Percolating Spring: 4.5 mi
- Ledge Spring: 4.5 mi
- Collapsing Spring: 4.5 mi
- Elephant Back Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Flat Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 9.9 mi
- Mary Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Factory Hill: 12.3 mi
- Pumice Point Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Fisherman's Access Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Spruce-Fir Exhibit Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- West Thumb Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Sand Point Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 4.4 mi
- West Thumb Geyser Basin: 4.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 11.3 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 11.6 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 13.9 mi
- Lewis Falls: 15.2 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 16.6 mi
- Crystal Falls: 16.8 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 17.0 mi
- Rock Point: 5.7 mi
- Sand Point: 5.8 mi
- Gull Point: 6.6 mi
- Wolf Point: 6.8 mi
- Snipe Point: 7.9 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 9.1 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 9.2 mi
- De Lacy Park: 9.3 mi
- Basin Creek: 17.7 mi
- Basin Creek: 18.3 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 14.9 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 19.5 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 20.1 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 18.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 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 | 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, 7 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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