Alkali Butte
Alkali Butte rises to 1,796 m in Wyoming. Tin Cup Mountain stands 2,278 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oil Mountain, a peak 6.6 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49008619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,796 m
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
32 named places within 25 miles
- Oil Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Sevenmile Hill: 7.9 mi
- Double Butte: 10.9 mi
- Indian Butte: 11.1 mi
- Rock Creek Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Riverton City Park: 13.0 mi
- Aspen Park: 13.0 mi
- Rotary Centennial Park: 13.4 mi
- Veteran's Park: 13.4 mi
- Teeter Park: 13.8 mi
- Wind River Heritage Center: 12.4 mi
- Riverton Museum: 13.1 mi
- Cedar Rim: 15.9 mi
- Beaver Rim: 17.0 mi
- Lakeside: 21.5 mi
- Johnny Behind The Rocks: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alkali Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Cup Mountain | SE 142° | 2,278 m | 22.5 mi |
| Long Creek Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,259 m | 19.0 mi |
| Rock Creek Mountain | SE 140° | 2,172 m | 12.0 mi |
| Dishpan Butte | S 186° | 2,132 m | 18.9 mi |
| Oil Mountain | S 170° | 2,035 m | 6.6 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | WSW 239° | 1,821 m | 14.5 mi |
| Monument Butte | WSW 254° | 1,752 m | 17.0 mi |
| Lost Wells Butte | NW 322° | 1,728 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:13 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:56 | 16:42 |
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 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 71 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverton, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1584742 — Alkali Butte, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356498801
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