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Lakeside Spring

Lakeside Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Lakeside Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,361 m. Plenty Coups Peak stands 3,330 m to the east, 25 miles off. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.41632, -110.56987

Named places within 25 miles

Hot springs
  • Lakeside Spring: 0.0 mi
  • Seismograph Pool: 0.1 mi
  • Seismograph Pool: 0.1 mi
  • Bluebell Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Bluebell Spring: 0.1 mi
Springs
Peaks: 53
Picnic sites: 39
  • West Thumb Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
  • East Divide Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Pumice Point Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Hard Road to Travel Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Fisherman's Access Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 31
Attractions: 25
Cliffs: 14
Parks: 7
  • De Lacy Park: 7.2 mi
  • Frank Island Bay South: 10.5 mi
  • Frank Island Bay North: 10.6 mi
  • Basin Creek: 14.1 mi
  • Basin Creek: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lakeside Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Plenty Coups PeakE 94°3,330 m24.8 mi
Colter PeakESE 109°3,243 m24.1 mi
Mount LangfordE 91°3,238 m22.8 mi
Silvertip PeakENE 72°3,235 m24.2 mi
First Peoples MountainE 90°3,217 m20.8 mi
Avalanche PeakENE 76°3,182 m21.8 mi
Hoyt PeakE 79°3,154 m22.2 mi
Mount SheridanS 169°3,135 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5619:35
June solstice05:3920:2621:11
September equinox07:1018:4319:22
December solstice07:5615:5816:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121421293847565445342213
Precip in1.81.71.92.32.42.41.51.31.61.82.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Lake, 12 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).

  • Wapiti608 obs
  • American Bison584 obs
  • Killdeer189 obs
  • Barrow's Goldeneye179 obs
  • Common Raven160 obs
  • American Black Bear153 obs
  • lodgepole pine128 obs
  • Coyote107 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/262877166

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