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Black Butte

Black Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Black Butte rises to 1,593 m in Wyoming. North Butte stands 1,842 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Horse Slope, a peak 1.0 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States of America; geonames ID = 5818886

Wikidata Q49013304, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1593 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.93637, -105.74862

37 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Parks: 5
  • Pioneer Park: 17.9 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 23.9 mi
  • Doud Ranch Park: 24.0 mi
  • Antelope Valley Park: 24.4 mi
  • Brody Park: 24.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Wright Centennial Museum: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North ButteSW 226°1,842 m14.4 mi
North Middle ButteSSW 209°1,832 m15.4 mi
South ButteSSW 199°1,825 m17.7 mi
South Middle ButteSSW 202°1,822 m16.4 mi
Indian ButteSSW 202°1,798 m15.5 mi
Dome ButteSW 231°1,718 m13.1 mi
Little Black ButteSSW 195°1,625 m20.2 mi
Rocky ButteSSE 154°1,613 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:15
June solstice05:2120:0620:50
September equinox06:5118:2419:02
December solstice07:3515:4116:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534415161706959453324
Precip in0.40.50.91.62.72.01.50.91.01.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wright 12W, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356499433

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