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Bear Buttes

Bear Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Buttes rises to 1,228 m in Wyoming. Warren Peak stands 2,029 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovers Leap, a cliff 4.2 miles away. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

The story

Summit in Crook County, Wyoming, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49077209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,228 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.80721, -104.54496

46 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Parks: 2
  • Hulett Pioneer Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
  • Loafman Park: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Devils Tower: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Warren PeakSSE2,029 m23.4 mi
Bull HillSSE1,948 m22.4 mi
The RocksS1,677 m24.9 mi
Sherrard HillS1,634 m17.7 mi
Newton HillS1,599 m17.8 mi
Manly HillS1,593 m17.5 mi
Bear's LodgeSSW1,558 m17.1 mi
Mount LewisaSSE1,521 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:11
June solstice05:1320:0320:48
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:3315:3216:21

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535435363716959453324
Precip in0.60.61.12.13.13.02.11.31.22.00.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hulett, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1594943 — Bear Buttes, Crook County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356504401

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