Virginia Cascades Picnic Area
Virginia Cascades Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,376 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Cascades, a waterfall 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Parks Service
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 8041 ft: 1.0 mi
- 8205 ft: 1.5 mi
- 8124 ft: 1.5 mi
- 8183 ft: 1.9 mi
- 8271 ft: 2.2 mi
- Black Pit Spring: 3.4 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 3.4 mi
- Locomotive Spring: 3.4 mi
- Crater Spring: 3.4 mi
- Congress Pool: 3.4 mi
- Medusa Spring: 3.7 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 5.0 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 5.0 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 5.2 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 5.2 mi
- Norris Meadows Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Gibbon Meadows Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Otter Creek Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Chittenden Bridge Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Caldera Rim Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Steamboat Geyser: 3.4 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 3.5 mi
- Porcelain Basin: 3.5 mi
- Back Basin: 3.6 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 6.7 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 0.7 mi
- Crystal Falls: 6.5 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 6.6 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 6.8 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 7.9 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Trilobite Point: 12.5 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Midway Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Gull Point: 16.8 mi
- Willow Park: 11.8 mi
- De Lacy Park: 19.0 mi
- Arch Park: 22.1 mi
- Dunbar Park: 23.1 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 23.2 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 3.5 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 3.5 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 20.1 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 23.1 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 23.2 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 15.6 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 23.2 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Virginia Cascades Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | WNW 304° | 3,149 m | 13.0 mi |
| Gray Peak | NW 323° | 3,139 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bannock Peak | NW 316° | 3,137 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ENE 60° | 3,122 m | 11.4 mi |
| Antler Peak | NW 317° | 3,048 m | 14.5 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | NW 324° | 3,034 m | 16.3 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,022 m | 19.7 mi |
| Dome Mountain | NW 311° | 3,018 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:57 | 16:45 |
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 | 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, 16 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/4253151192
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 8 mi
- Gardiner · 22 mi
- West Yellowstone · 23 mi
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