Memory of the 8
Memory of the 8 is a historic site in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,413 m. Twenty-one Mile Butte stands 1,576 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Ten Commandments, a artwork 0.3 miles away. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Morgan's Mile
How to reach it
90 named places within 25 miles
- Kiwanis Park: 0.3 mi
- City Park: 0.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Ava Art Park: 0.5 mi
- Antelope Butte: 5.7 mi
- Rocky Butte: 7.3 mi
- T A Buttes: 7.5 mi
- Rawhide Butte: 7.9 mi
- Sharp Butte: 10.0 mi
- The Ten Commandments: 0.3 mi
- Einstein: 0.4 mi
- Shovel Shoe Henge: 0.6 mi
- Samson: 0.9 mi
- Delilah: 0.9 mi
- Campbell County War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Memory of the 8: 0.7 mi
- Campbell County War Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Memory of the 8: 1.2 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 0.6 mi
- Unity Garden: 0.6 mi
- Campbell County Arboretum: 2.7 mi
- Frontier Auto Museum: 0.5 mi
- Campbell County Rockpile Museum: 0.6 mi
- Energy Equipment Park: 3.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Memory of the 8. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty-one Mile Butte | SW 222° | 1,576 m | 16.0 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SSE 159° | 1,544 m | 5.7 mi |
| Appel Butte | SSW 194° | 1,524 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sassick Butte | SSW 199° | 1,522 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Logan | SSE 162° | 1,510 m | 24.4 mi |
| Schoolhouse Butte | SSW 202° | 1,506 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sharp Butte | SE 133° | 1,498 m | 10.0 mi |
| Rocky Butte | SSE 147° | 1,490 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:06 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:39 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gillette 4SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5229089779
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