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Dad

Dad from directly overhead

Dad is a ghost town in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,991 m. Rendle Butte stands 2,508 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is North Flat Top, a peak 8.4 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

human settlement in Wyoming, United States of America

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Coordinates41.32610, -107.75840
Around it

41 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Cliffs: 10
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rendle ButteE 83°2,508 m18.4 mi
Muddy MountainSE 141°2,411 m18.5 mi
Cow Creek ButteE 79°2,405 m13.4 mi
North Flat TopSSW 209°2,383 m8.4 mi
Browns HillESE 120°2,364 m18.9 mi
Five ButtesESE 115°2,348 m15.6 mi
Lone ButteESE 108°2,339 m14.5 mi
Doty MountainNE 34°2,328 m10.4 mi
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When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:3920:0720:48
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3416:0116:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435435261686657453221
Precip in0.70.80.71.11.80.80.90.91.11.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baggs, 21 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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