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Whiterock Springs

Whiterock Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Whiterock Springs is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,310 m. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Roaring Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.78052, -110.69803

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • Ampitheater Springs: 1.7 mi
  • Sieve Lake: 3.5 mi
  • Sand Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Crown Jewels Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Primrose Springs: 3.6 mi
Hot springs
  • Bijah Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Frying Pan Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 2.3 mi
  • Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 2.3 mi
  • Frying Pan Bowl: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 41
Attractions: 33
  • Clearwater Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Porcelain Basin: 3.6 mi
  • Norris Geyser Basin: 3.7 mi
  • Back Basin: 3.8 mi
  • Steamboat Geyser: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Cliffs: 11
Parks: 11
  • Willow Park: 6.3 mi
  • Arch Park: 17.2 mi
  • West Yellowstone Town Park: 21.4 mi
  • Dunbar Park: 21.4 mi
  • Linear Park: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakNNW 336°3,341 m17.0 mi
Joseph PeakNW 323°3,176 m15.3 mi
Mount HolmesWNW 289°3,149 m8.2 mi
Gray PeakNW 321°3,139 m14.4 mi
Bannock PeakNW 312°3,137 m11.5 mi
Mount WashburnE 85°3,122 m13.0 mi
Antler PeakNW 312°3,048 m9.1 mi
Quadrant MountainNW 322°3,034 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:35
June solstice05:3820:2821:13
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5815:5716:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 14 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, 3 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).

  • American Bison11 obs
  • Brown Bear9 obs
  • western yellow pond-lily9 obs
  • Trumpeter Swan5 obs
  • Columbia Spotted Frog5 obs
  • lodgepole pine5 obs
  • Hooded Ladies' Tresses5 obs
  • Wapiti5 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/3329657045

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