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Buffalo Hump

Buffalo Hump, seen from above at true elevation

Buffalo Hump rises to 2,138 m in Wyoming. Continental Peak stands 2,567 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Five Fingers Butte, a peak 5.3 miles away. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2138 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09440, -108.48066

21 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 12
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 1
Natural arches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Hump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Continental PeakNW 315°2,567 m17.1 mi
North Bear MountainNNE 19°2,278 m22.1 mi
Saint Marys PeakN 6°2,276 m18.5 mi
Black RockSW 227°2,187 m22.1 mi
Luman ButteSE 135°2,125 m7.5 mi
Bastard ButteENE 60°2,086 m5.9 mi
Five Fingers ButteNNE 20°2,080 m5.3 mi
Chalk ButteSSE 168°2,046 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3920:1220:54
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:4016:0116:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356499794

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