Black Butte
Black Butte rises to 1,656 m in Wyoming. Copper Mountain stands 2,481 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hot Springs State Park, a park 2.3 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49013305, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1656 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
53 named places within 25 miles
- Monument Hill: 2.3 mi
- T Hill: 2.9 mi
- Round Top: 3.7 mi
- Twin Buttes: 5.5 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 7.0 mi
- The Block: 4.8 mi
- Minnesela Slope: 8.3 mi
- Windy Point: 9.0 mi
- Padlock Rim: 15.5 mi
- Legend Rocks: 24.9 mi
- Hot Springs State Park: 2.3 mi
- Family Park: 3.6 mi
- Candy Jack Park: 3.7 mi
- Rainbow Terraces: 2.4 mi
- Teepee Fountain: 2.6 mi
- Legend Rock Petroglyph Site: 24.8 mi
- Tyrannosaurus: 3.1 mi
- Rifle: 3.2 mi
- Bow and Arrow: 3.2 mi
- Big Horn Spring: 2.3 mi
- Hot Springs County Museum: 3.2 mi
- Gebo: 10.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain | SE 141° | 2,481 m | 17.7 mi |
| Guffy Peak | SE 130° | 2,431 m | 16.2 mi |
| Greer Peak | SE 134° | 2,328 m | 22.3 mi |
| Birdseye Mountain | SSE 169° | 2,274 m | 13.3 mi |
| Fuller Peak | SE 134° | 2,266 m | 23.0 mi |
| Boysen Peak | S 190° | 2,261 m | 12.9 mi |
| Stagner Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,236 m | 13.2 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,233 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:52 | 16:39 |
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 | 29 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thermopolis, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505777
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