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Dr. Allen's Paintpot

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Elevation, modelled
2,305 m
Tallest summit within 20.4 miles
Joseph Peak3,176 m · 18.4 mi
Sunset, June solstice
21:13local time
Coordinates
44.7252, -110.7039
Dr. Allen's Paintpot, seen from above at true elevation

Dr. Allen's Paintpot is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,305 m. Joseph Peak stands 3,176 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Emerald Spring, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Dr. Allen's Paintpot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Joseph PeakNNW 331°3,176 m18.4 mi
Mount HolmesNW 311°3,149 m9.9 mi
Gray PeakNNW 330°3,139 m17.4 mi
Bannock PeakNW 324°3,137 m14.2 mi
Mount WashburnENE 69°3,122 m14.2 mi
Antler PeakNNW 327°3,048 m11.8 mi
Quadrant MountainNNW 333°3,034 m13.9 mi
Little Quadrant MountainNNW 335°3,022 m17.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:35
June solstice05:3820:2821:13
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5815:5716:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331384756656354412921
Precip in0.90.81.11.41.81.91.31.11.21.31.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Park Mammoth, 17 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4.64.44.54.74.63.93.23.53.63.94.24.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tantalus Creek at Norris Junction, Ynp, under a mile 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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