Golden Gate Canyon, Yellowstone National Park

Name: Golden Gate Canyon
Address: Yellowstone National Park, United States

#14 among attractions in Yellowstone National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon

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Golden Gate Canyon, Yellowstone National Park

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Golden Gate Canyon is in the northwestern region of Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Glen Creek flows north through the canyon en route to the Gardner River descending from 7,400 feet at Kingman Pass to just under 6,000 feet in less than 3 miles. The northern portion of the Grand Loop Road traverses the canyon, connecting Mammoth Hot Springs with park features to the south. ()

Coordinates: 44°56'12"N, 110°43'23"W

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Golden Gate Canyon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bunsen Peak, Osprey Falls, Electric Peak, Mount Everts.

0.8 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Bunsen Peak, Yellowstone National Park
22 min walk • Bunsen Peak el. 8,564 feet is a prominent peak due south of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The peak lies on the east flank of Kingman Pass on the Mammoth to Norris section of the Grand Loop Road.
2.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Osprey Falls, Yellowstone National Park
55 min walk • Osprey Falls is a waterfall on the Gardner River in northwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Osprey Falls has a drop of approximately 150 feet. The falls are located within Sheepeater Canyon and are reachable via the Osprey Falls trail.
7.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Electric Peak, Yellowstone National Park
187 min walk • Electric Peak is the tallest mountain in the Gallatin Range of southern Montana, close to the Wyoming border and rises to an altitude of 10,969 feet.
4 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Everts, Yellowstone National Park
103 min walk • Mount Everts, elevation 7,846 feet, is a prominent mountain peak in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, near Mammoth Hot Springs. The peak was named for Truman C. Everts, a member of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition of 1870. Mount Everts is located immediately due south of Gardiner, Montana and due east of Mammoth Hot Springs.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hot springs
Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park
63 min walk • Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District.
4.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Sepulcher Mountain, Yellowstone National Park
109 min walk • Sepulcher Mountain, elevation 9,642 feet, is a moderate mountain peak in northwest Yellowstone National Park halfway between the summit of Electric Peak and Mammoth Hot Springs. The peak was named Sepulcher by U.S. Army Captain John W.
2 miN
Butte, Nature, Natural attraction
Clagett Butte, Yellowstone National Park
51 min walk • Clagett Butte el. 8,041 feet is a mountain peak butte in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park. Clagett Butte is an isolated summit 1.9 miles west of Mammoth Hot Springs between Clematis Creek and Snow Pass.
3.8 miNE
44°59'7"N • 110°41'20"W
45th Parallel Bridge and Boiling River, Yellowstone National Park
96 min walk • Spa
7.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Antler Peak, Yellowstone National Park
186 min walk • Antler Peak, el. 10,063 feet is a prominent mountain peak in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park. The peak was originally named Bell's Peak in honor of an Assistant Secretary of the Interior by either Philetus Norris, the second park superintendent or W.H.Holmes, a U.S.
1.4 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Terrace Mountain, Yellowstone National Park
37 min walk • Terrace Mountain is a mountain peak in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The mountain is located 2.2 miles southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs.
7.3 miNW
Natural feature, Nature, Natural attraction
Gallatin Range, Yellowstone National Park
187 min walk • The Gallatin Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains, located in the U.S. states of Montana and Wyoming. It includes more than 10 mountains over 10,000 feet. The highest peak in the range is Electric Peak at 10,969 feet.