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The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments from directly overhead

The Ten Commandments is an artwork in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,424 m. Twenty-one Mile Butte stands 1,576 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The full 10 commandments from the Bible are inscribed on a large stone tablet.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.28601, -105.50434

90 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • City Park: 0.0 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lasting Legacy Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ava Art Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 23
Artworks: 8
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twenty-one Mile ButteSW 222°1,576 m16.2 mi
Antelope ButteSSE 161°1,544 m5.6 mi
Appel ButteSSW 195°1,524 m10.6 mi
Sassick ButteSSW 200°1,522 m11.1 mi
Mount LoganSSE 163°1,510 m24.3 mi
Schoolhouse ButteSSW 204°1,506 m10.9 mi
Sharp ButteSE 135°1,498 m9.8 mi
Rocky ButteSSE 149°1,490 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3619:15
June solstice05:1920:0620:50
September equinox06:5018:2319:01
December solstice07:3515:3916:26

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5638802101

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