Campbell County Rockpile Museum
Campbell County Rockpile Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,399 m. Twenty-one Mile Butte stands 1,576 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ava Art Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
Has ancient fossils, Indian artifacts, antique homesteader items, art, and hands-on exhibits. The museum is named after the pile of natural rocks next to it that was used as a landmark in the past.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Campbell County
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
89 named places within 25 miles
- Ava Art Park: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.7 mi
- Northwest Park: 0.8 mi
- Antelope Butte: 6.3 mi
- Rawhide Butte: 7.3 mi
- Rocky Butte: 7.9 mi
- T A Buttes: 8.1 mi
- Sharp Butte: 10.6 mi
- Moon Creature: 0.6 mi
- Einstein: 0.6 mi
- The Ten Commandments: 0.8 mi
- Shovel Shoe Henge: 1.1 mi
- Samson: 1.5 mi
- Campbell County War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Memory of the 8: 0.6 mi
- Memory of the 8: 0.7 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
- Campbell County War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Unity Garden: 1.0 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 1.1 mi
- Campbell County Arboretum: 3.0 mi
- Frontier Auto Museum: 0.4 mi
- Energy Equipment Park: 3.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Campbell County Rockpile Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty-one Mile Butte | SW 220° | 1,576 m | 16.2 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SSE 158° | 1,544 m | 6.3 mi |
| Appel Butte | SSW 192° | 1,524 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sassick Butte | SSW 196° | 1,522 m | 11.4 mi |
| Schoolhouse Butte | SSW 200° | 1,506 m | 11.2 mi |
| Sharp Butte | SE 135° | 1,498 m | 10.6 mi |
| Rocky Butte | SSE 148° | 1,490 m | 7.9 mi |
| Crenshaw Hill | W 259° | 1,481 m | 16.5 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 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gillette Campbell CO AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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