Arapahoe Butte
Arapahoe Butte rises to 1,856 m in Wyoming. Copper Mountain stands 2,481 m to the west, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Butte, a peak 4.4 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,856 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Sneider’s Point Overlook · 26 mi
- World's Largest Mineral Hot Spring · 26 mi
37 named places within 25 miles
- Chalk Butte: 4.4 mi
- Fuller Peak: 5.2 mi
- Greer Peak: 5.3 mi
- Lysite Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Lookout Hill: 6.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 13.6 mi
- The Block: 21.7 mi
- Windy Point: 22.2 mi
- Lysite-Lost Cobin Community Recreation Center: 13.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arapahoe Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain | W 262° | 2,481 m | 9.3 mi |
| Guffy Peak | WNW 283° | 2,431 m | 8.3 mi |
| Greer Peak | SW 235° | 2,328 m | 5.3 mi |
| Birdseye Mountain | W 268° | 2,274 m | 17.8 mi |
| Fuller Peak | SW 228° | 2,266 m | 5.2 mi |
| Boysen Peak | W 269° | 2,261 m | 22.6 mi |
| Stagner Mountain | W 269° | 2,236 m | 23.4 mi |
| Stone Mountain | W 270° | 2,188 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:12 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:51 | 16:38 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 60 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1584916 — Arapahoe Butte, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356498888
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