- Elevation, modelled
- 2,377 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Elk Mountain3,271 m · 22.8 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 44.2830, -110.6280
Lewis Lake Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,377 m. Elk Mountain stands 3,271 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lewis Lake Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | SSW 202° | 3,271 m | 22.8 mi |
| Owl Peak | SSW 201° | 3,230 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Sheridan | ESE 103° | 3,135 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Hancock | SE 130° | 3,116 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Stevenson | ENE 70° | 3,112 m | 24.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSW 210° | 3,103 m | 24.3 mi |
| South Big Game Ridge | SE 130° | 3,068 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bobcat Ridge | SSE 156° | 3,007 m | 19.4 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Snake Hot Springs: 8.2 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 8.2 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 9.6 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 9.6 mi
- Seismograph Pool: 9.6 mi
- Factory Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mount Sheridan: 5.0 mi
- Flat Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Douglas Knob: 11.1 mi
- Yellowstone Caldera: 12.1 mi
- Lewis Falls: 1.2 mi
- Moose Falls: 9.3 mi
- Twister Falls: 11.6 mi
- Tempe Cascade: 12.0 mi
- Wahhi Falls: 12.3 mi
- West Thumb Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- East Divide Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Picnic: 10.7 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Thumb Paint Pots: 9.6 mi
- Painted Pools: 9.6 mi
- Collapsing Spring: 9.6 mi
- Thumb Geyser: 9.6 mi
- Ledge Spring: 9.6 mi
- West Thumb Geyser Basin: 9.7 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 9.8 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 14.3 mi
- Old Faithful: 15.7 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 15.9 mi
- Wolf Point: 13.9 mi
- Snipe Point: 14.4 mi
- Plover Point: 15.4 mi
- Weather Rock: 16.3 mi
- Rock Point: 17.5 mi
- Basin Creek: 7.4 mi
- Basin Creek: 8.0 mi
- Basin Creek: 8.2 mi
- De Lacy Park: 11.9 mi
- John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 15.3 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 15.6 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 22.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snake RVR, 10 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).
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