Bighorn Butte
Bighorn Butte rises to 1,802 m in Wyoming. Mount Baldy stands 3,681 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Winkleman Dome, a peak 3.7 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012832, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1802 m
How to reach it
54 named places within 25 miles
- Winkleman Dome: 3.7 mi
- Argo Butte: 4.6 mi
- Pilot Butte: 5.6 mi
- Sandstone Butte: 5.9 mi
- Winchester Butte: 5.9 mi
- Diversion Dam Park: 7.1 mi
- Pow Wow: 11.0 mi
- Fort McGraw: 22.4 mi
- Lander Bike Park: 22.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.9 mi
- Diversion Dam Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 15.6 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 18.3 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 22.3 mi
- City Park: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bighorn Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baldy | SW 231° | 3,681 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Shoshone | SW 232° | 3,526 m | 23.2 mi |
| Hobbs Peak | SW 215° | 3,523 m | 24.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 251° | 3,515 m | 23.1 mi |
| Entigo Peak | WSW 247° | 3,447 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Windy | WSW 256° | 3,427 m | 21.9 mi |
| Tybo Peak | WSW 254° | 3,378 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Cross | SW 214° | 3,289 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:57 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diversion DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585530 — Bighorn Butte, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499384
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- Lander · 23 mi
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