Bald Butte
Bald Butte rises to 1,351 m in Wyoming. Swanski Rock stands 1,540 m to the southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Turner Peak, a peak 4.9 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 17 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49009708, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1351 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
29 named places within 25 miles
- Turner Peak: 4.9 mi
- Swanski Rock: 5.3 mi
- Shepherds Point: 5.8 mi
- Table Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Three Tubs: 6.6 mi
- Warbonnet Battlefield Monument: 17.2 mi
- Cody-Yellowhand Battlefield: 17.3 mi
- Warbonnet Battlefield: 17.3 mi
- Van Tassell Park: 17.9 mi
- Cody-Yellowhand Battlefield Monument: 18.3 mi
- Coffee Siding Historical Marker: 17.7 mi
- Fireman's Memorial: 22.0 mi
- Black Hills Ordnance Depot: 18.3 mi
- Ardmore: 22.0 mi
- Sioux County Museum: 18.8 mi
- Stagecoach Museum: 22.3 mi
- The Point: 7.7 mi
- Lusk Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Hudson-Meng Bison Kill Research & Visitor Center: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanski Rock | SW 235° | 1,540 m | 5.3 mi |
| Signature Rock | WSW 257° | 1,539 m | 14.9 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SW 215° | 1,506 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pants Butte | SE 133° | 1,449 m | 18.0 mi |
| Tim Butte | WNW 287° | 1,379 m | 20.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,376 m | 6.0 mi |
| Turner Peak | SSE 149° | 1,349 m | 4.9 mi |
| Three Tubs | W 264° | 1,338 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lusk 25ne, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505838
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