Big Thumb Creek

Big Thumb Creek is a stream in Teton, Wyoming and has an elevation of 7,740 feet. Big Thumb Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Grant Village, as well as near the locality West Thumb.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grant Village Campground and Fishing Cone.

Grant Village Campground

Campsite

Photo: Yellowstone National Park, Public domain.

Grant Village Campground is a campsite.

Fishing Cone, also known as Fishing Pot Hot Springs, is a geyser in the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming - America. In the earlier part of the 20th century, this cone had eruptions as high as 40 feet.

Thumb Paintpots

Spring

Photo: Yellowstone National Park, Public domain.

Thumb Paintpots is a spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grant Village.

Grant Village

Hamlet

Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grant Village is a developed area of Yellowstone National Park, offering lodging, camping and other visitor services. It is located on the southwest side of Yellowstone Lake, about 2 miles south of West Thumb Geyser Basin.

Big Thumb Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Teton, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.40022° or 44° 24′ 1″ north

Longitude

-110.56271° or 110° 33′ 46″ west

Elevation

7,740 feet (2,359 metres)

Open location code

85PFCC2P+3W

GeoNames ID

5818766

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Thumb and Lake.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grant Picnic Area and Grant Campground.

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