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Chalk Butte

Chalk Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Chalk Butte rises to 1,440 m in Wyoming. North Butte stands 1,842 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Monument, a park 6.8 miles away. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49019679, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,440 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.67164, -106.29975

27 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
Parks: 3
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Kaycee Rest Area: 17.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North ButteENE1,842 m19.0 mi
North Middle ButteENE1,832 m20.7 mi
South ButteE1,825 m21.8 mi
South Middle ButteE1,822 m21.6 mi
Indian ButteE1,798 m22.0 mi
Tisdale MountainSW1,772 m18.2 mi
Dome ButteENE1,718 m20.1 mi
Government HillSSW1,688 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:18
June solstice05:2420:0720:51
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3615:4516:32

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635425263716959453324
Precip in0.30.40.71.52.81.61.20.71.01.00.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaycee, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356500055

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