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LeHardy Rapids Picnic Site

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Elevation, modelled
2,351 m
Tallest summit within 22.6 miles
Plenty Coups Peak3,330 m · 22.6 mi
Nearest byway
Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway21.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:11local time
Coordinates
44.6106, -110.4075
LeHardy Rapids Picnic Site from directly overhead

LeHardy Rapids Picnic Site is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,351 m. Plenty Coups Peak stands 3,330 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of LeHardy Rapids Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Plenty Coups PeakSE 132°3,330 m22.6 mi
Castor PeakE 82°3,293 m22.5 mi
Mount LangfordSE 134°3,238 m20.4 mi
Reservation PeakESE 123°3,236 m22.5 mi
Silvertip PeakESE 112°3,235 m16.1 mi
First Peoples MountainSE 137°3,217 m18.7 mi
Cathedral PeakE 101°3,215 m14.9 mi
Avalanche PeakESE 122°3,182 m15.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5619:34
June solstice05:3720:2621:11
September equinox07:0918:4219:21
December solstice07:5615:5716:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131523304049575648362415
Precip in2.01.82.02.12.42.51.31.51.61.61.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Yellowstone, 3 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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