Chalk Butte
Chalk Butte rises to 1,686 m in Wyoming. Copper Mountain stands 2,481 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Hill, a peak 3.9 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1686 m
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
32 named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Hill: 3.9 mi
- Arapahoe Butte: 4.4 mi
- Lysite Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Fuller Peak: 6.2 mi
- Dolis Hill: 6.2 mi
- Lysite-Lost Cobin Community Recreation Center: 9.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.7 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,481 m | 11.9 mi |
| Guffy Peak | WNW 298° | 2,431 m | 11.9 mi |
| Greer Peak | W 276° | 2,328 m | 6.7 mi |
| Birdseye Mountain | W 279° | 2,274 m | 20.5 mi |
| Fuller Peak | W 272° | 2,266 m | 6.2 mi |
| Stone Mountain | W 279° | 2,188 m | 22.9 mi |
| Lysite Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,187 m | 4.9 mi |
| Klondike Peak | N 349° | 2,181 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:12 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:52 | 16:38 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 60 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1586548 — Chalk Butte, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356500053
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