Norris Meadows Picnic Area
Norris Meadows Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,282 m. Joseph Peak stands 3,176 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Porcelain Springs, a spring 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Parks Service
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Porcelain Springs: 0.6 mi
- Locomotive Spring: 0.6 mi
- Congress Pool: 0.6 mi
- Swiss Cheese Pool: 0.6 mi
- Primrose Springs: 0.6 mi
- Medusa Spring: 1.3 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 2.2 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 2.2 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 2.3 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 2.4 mi
- Gibbon Hill: 2.2 mi
- 8124 ft: 2.4 mi
- 8041 ft: 2.8 mi
- 8205 ft: 3.0 mi
- 8271 ft: 3.1 mi
- Virginia Cascades Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Gibbon Meadows Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Caldera Rim Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Iron Springs Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 0.7 mi
- Porcelain Basin: 0.7 mi
- Steamboat Geyser: 0.9 mi
- Back Basin: 0.9 mi
- Clearwater Springs: 4.7 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 2.4 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 6.7 mi
- Crystal Falls: 9.3 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 9.4 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 9.5 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Trilobite Point: 9.6 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 14.0 mi
- Midway Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Willow Park: 9.7 mi
- De Lacy Park: 19.8 mi
- Arch Park: 20.7 mi
- Dunbar Park: 20.7 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 20.8 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 0.6 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 0.8 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 20.0 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 20.8 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 20.8 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 14.6 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 20.7 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 12.4 mi
- Aldridge: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Norris Meadows Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Peak | NNW 329° | 3,176 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Holmes | NW 307° | 3,149 m | 10.2 mi |
| Gray Peak | NNW 327° | 3,139 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bannock Peak | NW 321° | 3,137 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ENE 70° | 3,122 m | 13.4 mi |
| Antler Peak | NW 323° | 3,048 m | 11.9 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | NNW 330° | 3,034 m | 13.8 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | NNW 332° | 3,022 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:57 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Park Mammoth, 17 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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/261059591
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 10 mi
- Gardiner · 21 mi
- West Yellowstone · 21 mi
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