Spring Creek Picnic Area
Spring Creek Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,417 m. Mount Sheridan stands 3,135 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Corkscrew Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2417 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Star Geyser Basin: 2.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 4.3 mi
- Blue Star Spring: 4.3 mi
- Bronze Spring: 4.3 mi
- East Chinaman Spring: 4.3 mi
- Sulphide Spring: 4.3 mi
- Copper Kettle: 4.4 mi
- Heart Spring: 4.5 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 4.5 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 5.0 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 2.0 mi
- Geyser Hill: 4.5 mi
- Yellowstone Caldera: 6.2 mi
- Trischman Knob: 8.8 mi
- Douglas Knob: 9.3 mi
- DeLacy Creek Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- East Divide Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- West Thumb Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 2.8 mi
- Mystic Falls: 7.0 mi
- Fairy Falls: 8.7 mi
- Tempe Cascade: 10.6 mi
- Twister Falls: 10.6 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 2.8 mi
- Old Faithful: 4.3 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 4.4 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 4.7 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 5.4 mi
- De Lacy Park: 2.3 mi
- Basin Creek: 19.0 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 19.6 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 19.6 mi
- Basin Creek: 19.6 mi
- Midway Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Wolf Point: 16.7 mi
- Rock Point: 17.2 mi
- Sand Point: 17.4 mi
- Snipe Point: 17.8 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 4.2 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 20.6 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 21.4 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 23.1 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 23.3 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 10.9 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 23.2 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Creek Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sheridan | SE 136° | 3,135 m | 15.8 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,931 m | 24.8 mi |
| Factory Hill | SE 131° | 2,902 m | 14.3 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | SE 124° | 2,855 m | 22.2 mi |
| Flat Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,795 m | 16.9 mi |
| Channel Mountain | ESE 119° | 2,667 m | 21.5 mi |
| Lake Butte | ENE 77° | 2,661 m | 24.8 mi |
| Corkscrew Hill | NE 48° | 2,626 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
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, 4 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/256484331
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 17 mi
- West Yellowstone · 24 mi
- Island Park · 29 mi
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