Caterpillar Butte
Caterpillar Butte rises to 2,010 m in Wyoming. Bare Ring Butte stands 2,291 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sand Dunes, a peak 3.2 miles away. 18 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018674, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,010 m
How to reach it
18 named places within 25 miles
- Little Sand Dunes: 3.2 mi
- Eagles Nest: 4.6 mi
- Lost Creek Butte: 5.8 mi
- Coal Butte: 10.9 mi
- Luman Butte: 11.4 mi
- Luman Rim: 13.9 mi
- Cyclone Rim: 14.8 mi
- Chain Lakes Rim: 15.5 mi
- Eye of the Eagle: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caterpillar Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bare Ring Butte | NE 45° | 2,291 m | 23.2 mi |
| Ruby Knolls | ESE 123° | 2,163 m | 22.4 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | WNW 286° | 2,138 m | 17.4 mi |
| Luman Butte | W 268° | 2,125 m | 11.4 mi |
| Stratton Knoll | ESE 103° | 2,097 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bastard Butte | WNW 304° | 2,086 m | 13.9 mi |
| Dennison Cap | SSE 158° | 2,083 m | 12.8 mi |
| Five Fingers Butte | WNW 303° | 2,080 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 33 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wamsutter, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1597047 — Caterpillar Butte, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505717
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