Clay Butte Lookout
Clay Butte Lookout is an attraction in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,990 m. Castle Mountain stands 3,842 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Clay Butte, a peak 0.1 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Dates from 1943.
Wikidata Q29641909, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2990 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 3.8 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot-Index overlook · 1 mi
- Falls · 4 mi
- Crazy Creek · 7 mi
- Pilot & Index · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clay Butte: 0.1 mi
- Beartooth Butte: 1.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Bird Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Lonesome Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Willow Park: 9.7 mi
- Cooke City Historical Marker: 17.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 24.5 mi
- Finn Park: 24.8 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 24.8 mi
- Beartooth Falls: 1.2 mi
- Crazy Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Impasse Falls: 13.2 mi
- Sentinel Falls: 15.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 15.6 mi
- Reef Creek: 7.6 mi
- Sunlight Creek Picnic Site: 15.7 mi
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Soda Butte Creek: 22.4 mi
- Cathedral Cliffs: 8.4 mi
- Sunlight Falls: 14.7 mi
- Limestone Palisades: 22.4 mi
- Three Corner Spring: 23.9 mi
- Corner Spring: 24.4 mi
- Rock Creek Vista Point: 12.7 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 15.8 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 16.0 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Clay Butte Lookout. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | N 359° | 3,842 m | 10.7 mi |
| Whitetail Peak | N 11° | 3,821 m | 10.2 mi |
| Silver Run Peak | NNE 18° | 3,803 m | 12.8 mi |
| Castle Rock Mountain | N 353° | 3,785 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Peal | NNW 335° | 3,778 m | 16.6 mi |
| Beartooth Mountain | NNE 19° | 3,763 m | 8.5 mi |
| Spirit Mountain | NNE 29° | 3,746 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bowback Mountain | N 2° | 3,746 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:52 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver Gate, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/454243371
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