- Elevation, modelled
- 2,345 m
- Tallest summit within 21.6 miles
- Cathedral Peak3,215 m · 21.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway28.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:12local time
- Coordinates
- 44.6985, -110.5030
Otter Creek Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,345 m. Cathedral Peak stands 3,215 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Chittenden Bridge Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Otter Creek Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Peak | ESE 115° | 3,215 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Holmes | WNW 296° | 3,149 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Washburn | NNE 26° | 3,122 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Chittenden | ESE 123° | 3,075 m | 19.4 mi |
| Antler Peak | NW 306° | 3,048 m | 20.1 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | NW 311° | 3,034 m | 21.5 mi |
| Dome Mountain | WNW 301° | 3,018 m | 19.2 mi |
| Dunraven Peak | NNE 16° | 3,008 m | 6.0 mi |
- 28.5 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Crater Hills: 3.2 mi
- Sulphur Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Observation Peak: 5.5 mi
- Hedges Peak: 5.6 mi
- 8305 ft: 5.7 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 5.9 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 6.1 mi
- Mud Caldron: 6.2 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 6.3 mi
- Black Pit Spring: 9.9 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 6.2 mi
- Churning Caldron: 6.3 mi
- Sour Lake: 6.3 mi
- Medusa Spring: 10.2 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 11.4 mi
- Chittenden Bridge Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Virginia Cascades Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Nez Perce Ford Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 1.7 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 6.2 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 8.6 mi
- Steamboat Geyser: 10.0 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 10.0 mi
- Gull Point: 12.6 mi
- Storm Point: 13.3 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 14.8 mi
- Sand Point: 15.0 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 1.0 mi
- Crystal Falls: 1.2 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 1.4 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 3.2 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 7.2 mi
- Willow Park: 16.5 mi
- De Lacy Park: 20.3 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 20.4 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 20.7 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 9.9 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 10.0 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 23.0 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:56 | 16:45 |
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 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 15 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Yellowstone, 11 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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