Black Butte
Black Butte rises to 1,551 m in Wyoming. North Middle Butte stands 1,832 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. 20 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,551 m
How to reach it
20 named places within 25 miles
- Gray Butte: 1.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 5.6 mi
- Rocky Hill: 9.9 mi
- Four Points: 10.8 mi
- Rocky Butte: 11.7 mi
- Pioneer Park: 8.0 mi
- Wright Centennial Museum: 8.1 mi
- The Jumpoff: 9.4 mi
- Cheyenne River Rest Area: 23.1 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 Middle Butte | WNW 284° | 1,832 m | 24.8 mi |
| South Butte | W 277° | 1,825 m | 22.6 mi |
| South Middle Butte | W 281° | 1,822 m | 23.2 mi |
| Indian Butte | WNW 283° | 1,798 m | 23.1 mi |
| Little Black Butte | W 270° | 1,625 m | 21.9 mi |
| Rocky Butte | WNW 301° | 1,613 m | 11.7 mi |
| Pine Tree Peak | WSW 254° | 1,606 m | 19.0 mi |
| Four Points | NNE 21° | 1,558 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:41 | 16:28 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598200 — Black Butte, Campbell County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505907
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