Polar Bear
Polar Bear is a waterfall in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,268 m. Mount Moran stands 3,835 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Weather Rock, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 2 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Snake River Overlook · 27 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 28 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Calf Creek Hill: 2.7 mi
- Birch Hills: 3.8 mi
- Mount Berry: 4.3 mi
- Survey Peak: 4.5 mi
- Hominy Peak: 5.4 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 8.2 mi
- Mr. Bubbles: 12.7 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 13.6 mi
- Funnel Spring: 17.1 mi
- Taurus Spring: 17.3 mi
- Cascade Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Cascade Acres: 2.8 mi
- Terraced Falls: 3.0 mi
- Union Falls: 6.1 mi
- Cave Falls: 7.7 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Picnic: 9.6 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Lewis Lake Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Weather Rock: 0.5 mi
- Wilcox Point: 10.6 mi
- Moose Mountain Slide: 11.9 mi
- Sheep Falls: 12.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 23.9 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 23.6 mi
- Old Faithful: 24.6 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 24.7 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 24.7 mi
- Sulphide Spring: 24.7 mi
- Copper Kettle: 24.7 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 24.8 mi
- Heart Spring: 24.8 mi
- John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 6.2 mi
- Basin Creek: 18.6 mi
- De Lacy Park: 24.5 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Polar Bear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moran | SSE 169° | 3,835 m | 19.0 mi |
| Thor Peak | S 172° | 3,659 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Woodring | S 172° | 3,517 m | 21.1 mi |
| Ranger Peak | SSE 160° | 3,453 m | 13.0 mi |
| Doane Peak | SSE 165° | 3,449 m | 13.9 mi |
| East Horn | SSE 167° | 3,439 m | 19.2 mi |
| West Horn | SSE 168° | 3,438 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Fryxell | S 175° | 3,435 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:27 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:01 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snake RVR, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 342 | 334 | 354 | 707 | 3,017 | 2,987 | 836 | 391 | 323 | 339 | 344 | 340 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Snake River AB Jackson Lake AT Flagg Ranch WY, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11049672628
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 20 mi
- Driggs · 29 mi
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