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Pulling Leather

Pulling Leather from directly overhead

Pulling Leather is an artwork in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,385 m. Twenty-one Mile Butte stands 1,576 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Energy Equipment Park, a attraction 0.3 miles away. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

A cowboy riding a bucking bronco. The base of the statue is covered on all sides with ranch brand marks.

What the record says

Built
1996

How to reach it

Coordinates44.28034, -105.44620

94 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • CAM-PLEX Park: 0.7 mi
  • Collins Heights Park: 0.8 mi
  • Fox Park: 0.9 mi
  • Energy Capital Sports Complex: 1.2 mi
  • Sierra Glen Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 24
Artworks: 9
Museums: 3
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pulling Leather. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twenty-one Mile ButteSW 230°1,576 m18.0 mi
Antelope ButteSSW 192°1,544 m5.0 mi
Appel ButteSSW 210°1,524 m11.3 mi
Sassick ButteSSW 214°1,522 m12.0 mi
Mount LoganS 170°1,510 m23.3 mi
Schoolhouse ButteSW 217°1,506 m12.0 mi
Sharp ButteSSE 148°1,498 m7.7 mi
Rocky ButteS 172°1,490 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3619:14
June solstice05:1920:0520:50
September equinox06:5018:2319:01
December solstice07:3515:3816:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262737445364727161473526
Precip in0.60.81.12.13.32.51.71.41.21.60.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gillette 4SE, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7797305034

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