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Calcite Springs

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Elevation, modelled
1,858 m
Tallest summit within 19.1 miles
Abiathar Peak3,331 m · 18.4 mi
Nearest byway
Beartooth Highway20.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:12local time
Coordinates
44.9052, -110.3953
Calcite Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Calcite Springs is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled 1,858 m. Abiathar Peak stands 3,331 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bumpus Butte, a peak 0.3 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 20 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Calcite Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Abiathar PeakENE 75°3,331 m18.4 mi
Cutoff MountainENE 57°3,251 m16.3 mi
The ThundererE 90°3,199 m16.6 mi
Iron MountainNNE 15°3,197 m17.8 mi
Barronette PeakENE 72°3,156 m15.8 mi
Mount WashburnSSW 194°3,122 m7.7 mi
Ash MountainNNW 331°3,116 m15.4 mi
Roundhead ButteNNE 28°3,107 m16.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
Attractions: 17
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 3
Artworks: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5519:34
June solstice05:3620:2721:12
September equinox07:0918:4219:21
December solstice07:5715:5516:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151928364553605950382515
Precip in1.10.91.11.41.92.01.31.41.31.51.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tower Falls, 2 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1101071335213,0374,2431,290334224216166124

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lamar River nr Tower Ranger Station 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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