Bell Butte
Bell Butte rises to 2,430 m in Wyoming. Medicine Butte stands 2,621 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is North Sheep Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. Muddy Creek Historic Backway passes 18 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011904, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,430 m
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 19.1 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 24.1 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
78 named places within 25 miles
- School Section Spring: 5.7 mi
- Grove Spring: 7.4 mi
- Section 2 Spring: 7.5 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 11.3 mi
- Gil Smith Spring: 13.0 mi
- North Sheep Mountain: 3.6 mi
- South Sheep Mountain: 3.7 mi
- The Hogback: 6.3 mi
- The Pinnacle: 6.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Hamblin Park: 18.6 mi
- Anderson Park: 19.4 mi
- Ottley Park: 20.5 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 21.1 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 22.8 mi
- Argyle: 21.3 mi
- Sage: 21.4 mi
- Piedmont: 23.2 mi
- Bear River City: 24.3 mi
- Crockers Point: 12.4 mi
- Skull Point: 15.4 mi
- Windy Point: 16.7 mi
- Uinta County Museum: 19.1 mi
- Hamsfork Museum: 23.8 mi
- Evanston Flying Club Airfield: 15.9 mi
- Evanston Information Center: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bell Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Butte | SSW 202° | 2,621 m | 12.7 mi |
| Elk Mountain | N 359° | 2,510 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bridger Hill | NW 324° | 2,501 m | 10.9 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | W 278° | 2,496 m | 3.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WNW 299° | 2,488 m | 6.6 mi |
| Aspen Mountain | S 175° | 2,467 m | 23.8 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,457 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rubey Point | N 1° | 2,446 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 30 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 28 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodruff, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585362 — Bell Butte, Uinta County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499259
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