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Big Rawhide Butte

Big Rawhide Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Big Rawhide Butte rises to 1,845 m in Wyoming. Lone Tree Hill stands 1,850 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Rawhide Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 23 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012711, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1845 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.58663, -104.49273

38 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 4
  • Washington Park: 12.2 mi
  • Northside Park: 12.6 mi
  • Van Tassell Park: 21.3 mi
  • Guernsey State Park: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lusk Rest Area: 11.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Stagecoach Museum: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone Tree HillNW 308°1,850 m11.1 mi
Flattop ButteNNW 346°1,788 m2.0 mi
Middle Rawhide ButteSSW 196°1,728 m1.3 mi
Seldon PeakNNW 329°1,694 m14.1 mi
Garnet HillSSW 205°1,658 m16.8 mi
Chalk ButtesNW 319°1,656 m24.4 mi
Chimney RockNW 310°1,655 m22.9 mi
Cedar TopW 260°1,652 m15.6 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 solstice07:2515:4316:28

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585492 — Big Rawhide Butte, Goshen County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356499339

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