- Elevation, modelled
- 2,184 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Holmes3,149 m · 16.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Fort Henry Historic Byway27.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:13local time
- Coordinates
- 44.5786, -110.8314
Nez Perce Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,184 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Maiden's Grave Spring, a hot spring 0.5 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 27 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nez Perce 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 | 16.6 mi |
| Bannock Peak | N 355° | 3,137 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Washburn | NE 52° | 3,122 m | 24.7 mi |
| Antler Peak | N 359° | 3,048 m | 20.0 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | N 360° | 3,034 m | 22.5 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 359° | 3,018 m | 18.0 mi |
| Dunraven Peak | NE 51° | 3,008 m | 22.7 mi |
| Three Rivers Peak | N 352° | 2,976 m | 18.9 mi |
- 27.4 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Maiden's Grave Spring: 0.5 mi
- Ojo Caliente Spring: 1.1 mi
- Round Spring: 1.9 mi
- Stirrup: 1.9 mi
- Deep Blue: 1.9 mi
- Surprise Pool: 3.3 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 6.5 mi
- Lavender Pool: 7.7 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 7.7 mi
- Heart Spring: 7.9 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 1.4 mi
- Twin Buttes: 3.9 mi
- National Park Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Purple Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Mount Haynes: 6.7 mi
- Fire Hole Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Madison Junction Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Tuff Cliffs Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Gibbon Falls Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Volcanic Tableland: 2.2 mi
- Red Spouter: 2.3 mi
- Fountain Paint Pot area: 2.3 mi
- Bacteria Mats: 2.3 mi
- Midway Geyser Basin: 3.5 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 2.9 mi
- Firehole Falls: 3.8 mi
- Fairy Falls: 4.2 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 6.0 mi
- Mystic Falls: 6.9 mi
- De Lacy Park: 11.0 mi
- Dunbar Park: 14.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 14.4 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 14.5 mi
- Recreation Park: 14.8 mi
- Midway Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Trilobite Point: 16.5 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Gull Point: 20.7 mi
- Sand Point: 21.6 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 8.3 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 12.0 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 12.8 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 14.2 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 14.3 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 2.2 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 14.3 mi
- Old Railway Station: 22.0 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, 8 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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