- Elevation, modelled
- 2,216 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Holmes3,149 m · 23.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Fort Henry Historic Byway25.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:12local time
- Coordinates
- 44.4853, -110.8539
Black Diamond Pool is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,216 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wall Pool, a hot spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 25 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Diamond Pool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 360° | 3,149 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Sheridan | SE 133° | 3,135 m | 22.1 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 2° | 3,018 m | 24.5 mi |
| Echo Peak | N 357° | 2,917 m | 24.5 mi |
| Factory Hill | SE 130° | 2,902 m | 20.6 mi |
| White Peaks | N 358° | 2,887 m | 22.8 mi |
| Observation Peak | NE 37° | 2,858 m | 24.9 mi |
| Flat Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,795 m | 22.9 mi |
- 25.1 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Wall Pool: 0.0 mi
- Boiling Hole: 0.0 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 0.0 mi
- Black Opal Pool: 0.0 mi
- Sapphire Pool: 0.1 mi
- Lavender Pool: 1.4 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 1.4 mi
- Heart Spring: 1.9 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 1.9 mi
- Copper Kettle: 1.9 mi
- Geyser Hill: 1.9 mi
- Twin Buttes: 3.7 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 6.3 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 6.9 mi
- Yellowstone Caldera: 8.2 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Fire Hole Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Mystic Falls: 1.0 mi
- Fairy Falls: 2.8 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 3.6 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 9.1 mi
- Firehole Falls: 9.9 mi
- Biscuit Basin: 0.1 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 0.9 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 1.8 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 2.0 mi
- Old Faithful: 2.1 mi
- De Lacy Park: 7.6 mi
- Dunbar Park: 17.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 17.1 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 17.3 mi
- Recreation Park: 17.4 mi
- Midway Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Gull Point: 21.7 mi
- Rock Point: 21.8 mi
- Sand Point: 21.8 mi
- Wolf Point: 22.2 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 2.3 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 16.9 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 17.0 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 18.2 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 19.1 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 5.5 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 17.0 mi
- Old Railway Station: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
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 | 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, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 42.4 | 40.9 | 41.2 | 51.3 | 116 | 142 | 67.3 | 52.5 | 50.1 | 50.9 | 47.5 | 44.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Firehole River at Old Faithful, Ynp, 2 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).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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