Black Butte
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. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 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
- 1,593 m
How to reach it
36 named places within 25 miles
- Wild Horse Slope: 1.0 mi
- Chimney Hill: 5.4 mi
- Twenty-one Mile Butte: 12.2 mi
- Pistol Point: 12.3 mi
- The Nipple: 13.0 mi
- 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
- Wright Centennial Museum: 18.0 mi
- The Jumpoff: 20.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Butte | SW 226° | 1,842 m | 14.4 mi |
| North Middle Butte | SSW 209° | 1,832 m | 15.4 mi |
| South Butte | SSW 199° | 1,825 m | 17.7 mi |
| South Middle Butte | SSW 202° | 1,822 m | 16.4 mi |
| Indian Butte | SSW 202° | 1,798 m | 15.5 mi |
| Dome Butte | SW 231° | 1,718 m | 13.1 mi |
| Little Black Butte | SSW 195° | 1,625 m | 20.2 mi |
| Rocky Butte | SSE 154° | 1,613 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:06 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:41 | 16:29 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wright 12W, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499433
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