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Bunsen Peak Trail

On Bunsen Peak, Gallatin Range

National route6.8 km · 4.2 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Fawn Pass Trail 0.2 mi · 0.4 kmExplore Bunsen Peak →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 17–22 °C (63–72 °F)

  1. J-4°-13°38
  2. F-2°-12°30
  3. M2°-8°39
  4. A6°-6°48
  5. M11°-2°75
  6. J17°3°77
  7. J22°7°59
  8. A22°7°44
  9. S17°3°43
  10. O8°-4°45
  11. N0°-11°45
  12. D-5°-14°41

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
6.8 km · 4.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Bunsen Peak (mountain, 2,599 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Gallatin Range (Rocky Mountains › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
11 km S of Gardiner (Park County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Yellowstone National Park
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Wyoming
Continent
North America
Route type
National route
Route centre
44.9341, -110.7060
Route start
44.9322, -110.7278
OpenStreetMap
relation 17858575
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Fawn Pass Trail

0.2 mi · 0.4 km · Yellowstone National Park

Osprey Falls Trail

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Yellowstone National Park

Snow Pass Trail

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Yellowstone National Park

Howard Eaton Trail: Mammoth-Golden Gate

2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Yellowstone National Park

Mammoth Terraces Trail

2.8 mi · 4.6 km · Yellowstone National Park

Mammoth Hot Springs Trails

2.8 mi · 4.6 km · Yellowstone National Park

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