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Bastard Butte

Bastard Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Bastard Butte rises to 2,086 m in Wyoming. Continental Peak stands 2,567 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Five Fingers Butte, a peak 3.9 miles away. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49011018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,086 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.13662, -108.38121

22 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 1
Springs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Rock Creek Hollow Monument: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bastard Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Continental PeakWNW2,567 m19.5 mi
North Bear MountainN2,278 m18.1 mi
Ice BenchmarkNNE2,277 m23.5 mi
Saint Marys PeakNNW2,276 m15.8 mi
Happy BenchmarkNE2,258 m22.1 mi
Buffalo HumpWSW2,138 m5.9 mi
Luman ButteS2,125 m8.2 mi
Wind BenchmarkNNE2,089 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3820:1120:54
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:3916:0016:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585189 — Bastard Butte, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356499116

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