- Elevation, modelled
- 2,293 m
- Tallest summit within 20.7 miles
- Electric Peak3,341 m · 20.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:13local time
- Coordinates
- 44.7208, -110.7064
Yellow Mud Pot is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,293 m. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Mud Spring, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Yellow Mud Pot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | NNW 342° | 3,341 m | 20.7 mi |
| Joseph Peak | NNW 332° | 3,176 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Holmes | NW 313° | 3,149 m | 10.0 mi |
| Gray Peak | NNW 331° | 3,139 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bannock Peak | NW 325° | 3,137 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ENE 68° | 3,122 m | 14.4 mi |
| Antler Peak | NNW 328° | 3,048 m | 12.0 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | NNW 334° | 3,034 m | 14.1 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Yellow Mud Spring: 0.0 mi
- Yellow Funnel Spring: 0.0 mi
- Mud Spring: 0.0 mi
- Son of Green Drgaon Spring: 0.0 mi
- Grandson of Green Dragon Spring: 0.0 mi
- Medusa Spring: 0.2 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
- Gibbon Hill: 1.4 mi
- 8124 ft: 2.5 mi
- Paintpot Hill: 2.6 mi
- 8271 ft: 3.0 mi
- 8041 ft: 3.2 mi
- Norris Meadows Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Gibbon Meadows Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Virginia Cascades Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Caldera Rim Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Iron Springs Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Steamboat Geyser: 0.2 mi
- Back Basin: 0.4 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 0.4 mi
- Porcelain Basin: 0.5 mi
- Clearwater Springs: 5.0 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 2.9 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 5.6 mi
- Firehole Falls: 10.0 mi
- Crystal Falls: 10.1 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 10.2 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Trilobite Point: 9.5 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Midway Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Gull Point: 19.5 mi
- Willow Park: 10.2 mi
- De Lacy Park: 19.1 mi
- Dunbar Park: 19.7 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 19.8 mi
- Heritage Park: 19.9 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 0.4 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 1.3 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 19.1 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 19.8 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 19.8 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 13.5 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 19.8 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone Park Mammoth, 18 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
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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