- Elevation, modelled
- 2,290 m
- Tallest summit within 20.6 miles
- Joseph Peak3,176 m · 18.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:13local time
- Coordinates
- 44.7219, -110.7035
Root Pool is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,290 m. Joseph Peak stands 3,176 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Spring, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Root Pool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Peak | NNW 332° | 3,176 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Holmes | NW 312° | 3,149 m | 10.0 mi |
| Gray Peak | NNW 330° | 3,139 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bannock Peak | NW 325° | 3,137 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ENE 68° | 3,122 m | 14.2 mi |
| Antler Peak | NNW 327° | 3,048 m | 12.0 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,034 m | 14.1 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | NNW 335° | 3,022 m | 17.6 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Crater Spring: 0.0 mi
- Dishwater Spring: 0.1 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 0.1 mi
- Black Pit Spring: 0.1 mi
- Cistern Spring: 0.1 mi
Hot springs
- Medusa Spring: 0.3 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 2.3 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 2.3 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 2.4 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Gibbon Hill: 1.4 mi
- 8124 ft: 2.4 mi
- Paintpot Hill: 2.8 mi
- 8271 ft: 3.0 mi
- 8041 ft: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Norris Meadows Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Gibbon Meadows Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Virginia Cascades Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Caldera Rim Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Iron Springs Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 34
- Steamboat Geyser: 0.1 mi
- Back Basin: 0.3 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 0.3 mi
- Porcelain Basin: 0.4 mi
- Clearwater Springs: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Virginia Cascades: 2.8 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 5.7 mi
- Crystal Falls: 9.9 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 10.0 mi
- Firehole Falls: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Obsidian Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Trilobite Point: 9.5 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- Midway Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Gull Point: 19.5 mi
Parks: 11
- Willow Park: 10.2 mi
- De Lacy Park: 19.2 mi
- Dunbar Park: 19.9 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 19.9 mi
- Heritage Park: 20.1 mi
Museums: 5
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 1.1 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 19.2 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 19.9 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 13.7 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 19.9 mi
| 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 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 10 mi
- West Yellowstone · 20 mi
- Gardiner · 22 mi
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