- Elevation, modelled
- 2,373 m
- Tallest summit within 23.5 miles
- Eagle Peak3,460 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway20.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 44.4975, -110.4190
Sand Point Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,373 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,460 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Point, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Sand Point Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | ESE 122° | 3,460 m | 22.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | SE 128° | 3,365 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Humphreys | ESE 122° | 3,358.5 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Schurz | ESE 122° | 3,356 m | 20.2 mi |
| Atkins Peak | ESE 116° | 3,331 m | 19.3 mi |
| Plenty Coups Peak | ESE 113° | 3,330 m | 18.8 mi |
| Colter Peak | SE 131° | 3,243 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Langford | ESE 112° | 3,238 m | 16.6 mi |
- 20.5 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Elephant Back Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Lake Butte: 7.8 mi
- Sulphur Hills: 8.5 mi
- Stonetop Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Flat Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 6.4 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 8.6 mi
- Mud Caldron: 8.8 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 8.9 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 9.1 mi
- Sour Lake: 8.5 mi
- Churning Caldron: 8.6 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 8.7 mi
- King Geyser: 9.3 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 9.3 mi
- Gull Point Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Bridge Bay Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Spruce-Fir Exhibit Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Lake Village Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Fisherman's Access Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 2.7 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 7.8 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 8.7 mi
- King Geyser viewing point: 9.3 mi
- West Thumb Geyser Basin: 9.4 mi
- Sand Point: 0.6 mi
- Rock Point: 1.0 mi
- Gull Point: 2.1 mi
- Storm Point: 5.5 mi
- Wolf Point: 5.7 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 15.4 mi
- Crystal Falls: 15.7 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 15.7 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 15.9 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 18.7 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 6.0 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 6.4 mi
- De Lacy Park: 14.8 mi
- Basin Creek: 19.9 mi
- Basin Creek: 20.3 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 20.3 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 21.1 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 21.5 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:57 | 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 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 13 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Lake, 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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