- Elevation, modelled
- 1,580 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Muddy Mountain2,521 m · 15.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway12.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 42.7714, -106.5329
Red Buttes Crossing is a attraction in Wyoming, at a modelled 1,580 m. Muddy Mountain stands 2,521 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Oregon Trail Historical Marker, a historic site 2.1 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 13 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Buttes Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Mountain | ESE 113° | 2,521 m | 15.7 mi |
| Casper Mountain | E 97° | 2,390 m | 11.2 mi |
| Negro Hill | ESE 109° | 2,330 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | S 181° | 2,280 m | 23.2 mi |
| Horse Heaven | W 261° | 2,258 m | 24.7 mi |
| Banner Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,220 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,200 m | 23.9 mi |
| Coal Mountain | SE 135° | 2,058 m | 3.5 mi |
- 12.5 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
- 17.8 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
34 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 19
- Red Buttes: 2.4 mi
- Bessemer Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Limestone Hill: 2.9 mi
- Coal Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Oil Mountain: 6.2 mi
Museums: 10
- Fort Caspar Museum: 9.4 mi
- War Birds Museum: 9.5 mi
- Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum: 9.7 mi
- Tate Geological Museum: 11.0 mi
- Tate Geological Museum: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 3
- Telegraph Road Camp: 4.4 mi
- Emigrant Gap: 5.1 mi
- Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company.: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Oregon Trail Historical Marker: 2.1 mi
- Wardwell Field: 13.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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