Buffalo Butte
Buffalo Butte rises to 1,594 m in Wyoming. Birdseye Mountain stands 2,274 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 5.2 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016407, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1594 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- World's Largest Mineral Hot Spring · 21 mi
- Sneider’s Point Overlook · 21 mi
42 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 5.2 mi
- Jenkins Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Antelope Butte: 6.5 mi
- Potato Butte: 8.6 mi
- Big Table Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Minnesela Slope: 13.5 mi
- Windy Point: 15.2 mi
- The Block: 18.7 mi
- Padlock Rim: 22.0 mi
- Boysen State Park: 16.9 mi
- Candy Jack Park: 19.5 mi
- Family Park: 19.7 mi
- Hot Springs State Park: 20.7 mi
- Rifle: 20.0 mi
- Bow and Arrow: 20.0 mi
- Tyrannosaurus: 20.0 mi
- Teepee Fountain: 20.7 mi
- Rainbow Terraces: 20.9 mi
- Lakeside: 19.0 mi
- Hot Springs County Museum: 20.0 mi
- Big Horn Spring: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birdseye Mountain | E 81° | 2,274 m | 17.8 mi |
| Boysen Peak | ENE 76° | 2,261 m | 13.2 mi |
| Stagner Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,236 m | 12.4 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | NW 319° | 2,233 m | 5.6 mi |
| Stone Mountain | ENE 77° | 2,188 m | 15.6 mi |
| Antelope Butte | NE 45° | 2,104 m | 6.5 mi |
| Nostrum Mountain | NE 43° | 2,085 m | 11.9 mi |
| Big Table Mountain | N 351° | 1,973 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:55 | 16:41 |
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 | 18 | 24 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 73 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boysen DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499790
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