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Sylvan Pass

2,588 m8,491 ft
Tonight
20°FSnow showers · Wind 6–18 mph NNW

Sylvan Pass is a mountain pass at 2,588 m in Wyoming, United States.

All facts
Saddle
2,588 m
Lowest point
2,395 m / 2,568 m
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Pass

Sylvan Pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 2,588 msoutheast side 2,395 m+193 m · 2.3 kmnorthwest side 2,568 m+20 m · 2.1 km

Crossed by: East Entrance Road

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Sylvan Pass 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

Sylvan Pass terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Sylvan Pass elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Sylvan Pass weather

Tonight · Snow showers · 20°F (-7°C) · 95% chance of precipitation · Wind 6–18 mph NNW

Sylvan Pass forecast for about 3,048 m.

  • Tonight20°95%6–18 mph NNW
  • Sat18°39°2%7 mph SE
  • Sun20°44°1%6 mph SE
  • Mon22°44°22%9 mph SSW
  • Tue19°39°72%15 mph SW
  • Wed17°36°35%12–16 mph WSW
  • Thu20°41°21%9 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:47 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Sylvan Pass

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Sylvan Pass, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking0.0 km SSE
Parking0.3 km SE
Parking0.7 km WNW
Avalanche Peak TrailheadTrailhead1.3 km WNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
28.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
51.5%
Steep, 30–45°
18.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
1.5%
Steeper than 30°
19.6% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
933 m low point 2,288 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 52.1%Grassland 18.3%Moss & lichen 17.9%Bare rock / sparse 11.3%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Sylvan Pass.

NESW2 km5 km1234
Summit list 4
  1. 1Hoyt Peak3,154 m 1.3 km NNE
  2. 2Top Notch Peak3,066 m 1.8 km SSW
  3. 3Avalanche Peak3,182 m 2.7 km NNW
  4. 4Grizzly Peak3,021 m 3.5 km W
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 150 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Yellow-bellied Marmot23
  • Lewis' monkeyflower23
  • Mule Deer22
  • American Pika15
  • Bighorn Sheep14
  • Columbian Monkshood14
Where it sits

Where Sylvan Pass sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Rocky Mountains104
Region
Wyoming24United States932North America1,313
Protected area
Yellowstone National Park10
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Rocky Mountains 6
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Downloads

Sylvan Pass downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-31)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia