Rustic Falls
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Rustic Falls is a waterfall in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,182 m. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hoodoos, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Waterfall in Park County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q134533028, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Hoodoos: 0.6 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 0.8 mi
- Bunsen Peak: 0.9 mi
- Terrace Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Clagett Butte: 2.1 mi
- Orange Spring Mound: 2.3 mi
- Dryad Springs: 2.4 mi
- Canary Spring: 2.4 mi
- Cupid Spring: 2.5 mi
- New Blue Spring: 2.5 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Osprey Falls: 2.1 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 2.7 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 6.6 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 6.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 7.9 mi
- Undine Falls: 4.2 mi
- Wraith Falls: 5.0 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 15.8 mi
- Tower Fall: 16.7 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 2.3 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Trilobite Point: 10.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.5 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 13.8 mi
- Bijah Springs: 12.0 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 12.5 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 12.5 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 12.6 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 12.6 mi
- Willow Park: 4.8 mi
- Arch Park: 6.6 mi
- Gallatin Game Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area: 23.0 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 13.7 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 14.4 mi
- Dome Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 19.9 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 24.5 mi
- Aldridge: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Rustic Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | NW 311° | 3,341 m | 7.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 5° | 3,189 m | 12.4 mi |
| Joseph Peak | WNW 282° | 3,176 m | 8.0 mi |
| Monitor Peak | NNE 14° | 3,168 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Holmes | SW 219° | 3,149 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gray Peak | W 275° | 3,139 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bannock Peak | WSW 248° | 3,137 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ash Mountain | NE 37° | 3,116 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:29 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:56 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
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, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 23.6 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 25.4 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 23.7 | 23.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Boiling River at Mammoth,ynp, 4 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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5483100826
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 7 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 23 mi
- West Yellowstone · 27 mi
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