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Bald Butte

Bald Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Butte rises to 1,651 m in Wyoming. Lone Tree Hill stands 1,850 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Flattop Butte, a peak 1.9 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 21 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49009706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1651 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.61497, -104.46412

35 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 3
  • Washington Park: 10.1 mi
  • Northside Park: 10.5 mi
  • Van Tassell Park: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lusk Rest Area: 9.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Stagecoach Museum: 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone Tree HillWNW 296°1,850 m11.3 mi
Big Rawhide ButteSW 217°1,845 m2.4 mi
Flattop ButteW 268°1,788 m1.9 mi
Middle Rawhide ButteSSW 209°1,728 m3.7 mi
Seldon PeakNW 319°1,694 m13.3 mi
Garnet HillSSW 207°1,658 m19.2 mi
Chalk ButtesNW 314°1,656 m24.0 mi
Chimney RockNW 304°1,655 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2119:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2515:4216:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534425162696858443324

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lusk 2 SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585067 — Bald Butte, Niobrara County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356498988

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