Buffalo Bill Center of the West
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Buffalo Bill Center of the West is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,528 m. Trout Peak stands 3,724 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Bill Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Chief Joseph Scenic Highway passes 16 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, formerly known as the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, is a complex of five museums and a research library featuring art and artifacts of the American West located in Cody, Wyoming. The five museums are the Buffalo Bill Museum, Plains Indians Museum, Whitney Western Art Museum, Draper Natural History Museum, and Cody Firearms Museum. Founded in 1917 to preserve the legacy and vision of Col. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West is the oldest and most comprehensive museum complex of the West.
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Dates from 1917.
Wikidata Q4985660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1917
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
- 22.7 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dead Indian Overlook · 21 mi
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 24 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Red Butte: 5.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Heart Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Monument Hill: 10.9 mi
- Paul Stock Park: 0.2 mi
- Don Little Park: 0.2 mi
- Cody City Park: 0.2 mi
- City Park: 0.2 mi
- River View Park: 0.4 mi
- Buffalo Bill Museum: 0.0 mi
- Whitney Western Art Museum: 0.0 mi
- Plains Indian Museum: 0.0 mi
- Draper Natural History Museum: 0.0 mi
- Buffalo Bill Boyhood Home: 0.0 mi
- Wild Sheep Exhibit: 0.2 mi
- Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Review: 0.5 mi
- Cody Firearms Experience: 1.5 mi
- Old Trail Town: 1.6 mi
- Buffalo Bill – The Scout: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Heart Mountain Relocation Center Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Meeteetse Rim: 19.8 mi
- Red Point: 20.0 mi
- Bear: 1.0 mi
- Loch-Katrine Bird Reservation: 9.9 mi
- The English Gardens: 16.7 mi
- Sunlight Creek Picnic Site: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Peak | WNW 284° | 3,724 m | 22.8 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | WNW 291° | 3,210 m | 24.8 mi |
| Jim Mountain | W 271° | 3,175 m | 19.8 mi |
| Pat O'Hara Peak | WNW 302° | 3,026 m | 17.5 mi |
| Pat O'Hara Mountain | NW 306° | 2,858 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,779 m | 9.6 mi |
| Dead Indian Hill | NW 317° | 2,635 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNW 329° | 2,620 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:21 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:52 | 16:40 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cody, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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