- Elevation, modelled
- 1,900 m
- Tallest summit within 19.3 miles
- Abiathar Peak3,331 m · 18.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Beartooth Highway20.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:12local time
- Coordinates
- 44.9170, -110.4007
Yellowstone River Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 1,900 m. Abiathar Peak stands 3,331 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Junction Butte, a peak 0.5 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 20 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Yellowstone River Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiathar Peak | ENE 77° | 3,331 m | 18.5 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | ENE 60° | 3,251 m | 16.1 mi |
| The Thunderer | E 93° | 3,199 m | 16.9 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NNE 17° | 3,197 m | 17.1 mi |
| Barronette Peak | ENE 75° | 3,156 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Washburn | S 191° | 3,122 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ash Mountain | NNW 330° | 3,116 m | 14.6 mi |
| Roundhead Butte | NNE 30° | 3,107 m | 15.8 mi |
- 20.4 mi off the Beartooth HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Junction Butte: 0.5 mi
- Bumpus Butte: 0.6 mi
- Peregrine Hills: 2.2 mi
- Garnet Hill: 2.9 mi
- Crescent Hill: 3.7 mi
- Calcite Springs: 0.9 mi
- Canary Spring: 15.3 mi
- Dryad Springs: 15.3 mi
- Palette Spring: 15.4 mi
- New Blue Spring: 15.4 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Devil's Den: 1.8 mi
- Petrified Tree: 1.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 8.5 mi
- Soda Butte Cone: 12.4 mi
- Osprey Falls: 13.7 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Tower Fall: 1.7 mi
- Wraith Falls: 10.9 mi
- Undine Falls: 11.8 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 13.4 mi
- Bijah Springs: 19.4 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 19.4 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 19.5 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 19.5 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 19.5 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Trilobite Point: 22.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 22.9 mi
- Arch Park: 17.0 mi
- Willow Park: 17.0 mi
- Cooke City Historical Marker: 22.7 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 19.1 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 19.8 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 23.7 mi
- Aldridge: 20.9 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 21.4 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:55 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tower Falls, 1 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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- Gardiner · 17 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 22 mi
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