Apollinaris Spring
Apollinaris Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,245 m. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Apollinaris Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Hill: 2.6 mi
- The Landmark: 2.8 mi
- Roaring Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Dome Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Antler Peak: 5.4 mi
- Ampitheater Springs: 3.2 mi
- Whiterock Springs: 4.6 mi
- Sieve Lake: 7.9 mi
- Sand Spring: 7.9 mi
- Crown Jewels Spring: 8.0 mi
- Bijah Springs: 5.6 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 6.2 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 6.2 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 6.3 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 6.3 mi
- Apollinaris Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Beaver Lake Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Norris Meadows Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Clearwater Springs: 3.7 mi
- Osprey Falls: 6.5 mi
- Porcelain Basin: 8.0 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 8.2 mi
- Back Basin: 8.2 mi
- Rustic Falls: 6.4 mi
- Undine Falls: 8.4 mi
- Wraith Falls: 8.5 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 9.9 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 13.2 mi
- Willow Park: 1.7 mi
- Arch Park: 13.0 mi
- Linear Park: 21.9 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 21.9 mi
- Dunbar Park: 22.0 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Trilobite Point: 5.7 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Devils Slide: 17.5 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 7.5 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 8.1 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 22.1 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 22.1 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 20.4 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 22.0 mi
- Aldridge: 16.9 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Apollinaris Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | NNW 336° | 3,341 m | 12.3 mi |
| Joseph Peak | NW 317° | 3,176 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Holmes | WSW 255° | 3,149 m | 6.2 mi |
| Gray Peak | NW 314° | 3,139 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bannock Peak | WNW 296° | 3,137 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ESE 102° | 3,122 m | 15.0 mi |
| Antler Peak | WNW 290° | 3,048 m | 5.4 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | NW 311° | 3,034 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:57 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Park Mammoth, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tantalus Creek at Norris Junction, Ynp, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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).
- American Bison40 obs
- western cone-flower27 obs
- Wapiti19 obs
- common cowparsnip18 obs
- Sandhill Crane18 obs
- American Black Bear17 obs
- lodgepole pine16 obs
- Coyote11 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11879864752
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 13 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 18 mi
- West Yellowstone · 22 mi
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