RHH's photos with the keyword: sylvan pass

These photos are from Sylvan Pass, an 8,524 foot (2,598 m) pass through the Absaroka Range that enters Yellowstone National Park from the east. I believe the peak in the background is Grizzly Peak We came into Yellowstone from this direction in early May not long after the road had been opened for the season.

Sylvan Pass, a high mountain pass that is on the east entrance road into Yellowstone National Park, had only recently been opened when these photos were taken. The west side of the pass has had some wildfires in recent years as is evident from this photo.

Taken near the top of Sylvan Pass in early May when the east entrance road into Yellowstone National Park had only recently been opened, this photo shows the end of winter at these high elevations (2600 m).

This is Yellowstone Lake as one follows the east entrance road out of the park through Sylvan Pass. The road first hugs the north shore of the lake and then begins to climb up through the pass.

Before continuing south along the east side of Yellowstone's lower loop we are going to see a few photos from the east entrance road which comes into the park from the city of Cody and the Bighorn Mountains through Sylvan Pass and along the north shore of Yellowstone Lake, a beautiful drive. This photo is taken near the western end of the road, not far from its junction with the main loop. At the junction there is a visitor's center, a campground and a small park village. The lake itself is huge and this is the lake in May when winter is just ending in the park. The road can be seen headed east in the middle of the photo.

Traveling to the east out of Yellowstone National Park, the east entrance road climbs sharply through Sylvan Pass. This is the view back over the east end of Yellowstone Lake with Overlook Peak in the background.

This is an autumn view of the north shore of Yellowstone Lake as one leaves the main loop and heads out of the park along the east entrance road. The road follows the north shore of the lake before climbing through Sylvan Pass and down again and out of the park to the city of Cody.

As the sun was setting we drove through Sylvan Pass and out of Yellowstone National Park, heading for Cody, Wyoming. This, I believe, is Topnotch Peak and the photo was taken from the top of Sylvan Pass.