Black Buttes
Black Buttes rises to 2,427 m in Wyoming. Pine Butte stands 2,665 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks Stage Station, a historic site 8.4 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49013323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2427 m
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
57 named places within 25 miles
- Sweetwater County R/C Field: 15.1 mi
- Arrowhead Springs Park: 18.5 mi
- Three Patches Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Prairie Park: 20.6 mi
- Garnet Park: 20.8 mi
- Shiprock: 8.8 mi
- Camel Rock: 13.6 mi
- Table: 14.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 14.9 mi
- Sand Butte: 16.1 mi
- Salt Wells: 11.7 mi
- Table Rock: 22.0 mi
- Dines: 22.5 mi
- Winton: 23.1 mi
- Sixmile Rim: 12.9 mi
- Sand Butte Rim: 13.7 mi
- Lion Bluffs: 15.6 mi
- Tenmile Rim: 17.1 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 8.4 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 8.5 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (westbound): 14.6 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (eastbound): 15.2 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 21.1 mi
- US Army Tank: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Butte | SSE 159° | 2,665 m | 18.3 mi |
| Quaking Asp Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,594 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sand Butte | SSE 155° | 2,559 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cabin Butte | NNW 330° | 2,425 m | 21.0 mi |
| Deer Butte | NNW 327° | 2,401 m | 22.9 mi |
| Emmons Cone | NNW 335° | 2,392 m | 20.0 mi |
| Antelope Butte | WSW 240° | 2,347 m | 23.6 mi |
| Table | WSW 246° | 2,342 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:04 | 16:49 |
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 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585581 — Black Buttes, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499437
Day trips start here
- Rock Springs · 21 mi
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