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Chalk Buttes

Chalk Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Chalk Buttes rises to 1,656 m in Wyoming. Lone Tree Hill stands 1,850 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Butler Hills, a peak 1.0 miles away. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019690, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1656 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.85330, -104.80691

34 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
Parks: 4
  • Lost Springs Park: 8.5 mi
  • Washington Park: 18.9 mi
  • Northside Park: 19.0 mi
  • Glendo State Park: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lusk Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Fireman's Memorial: 19.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Stagecoach Museum: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Glendo State Park: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone Tree HillSSE 148°1,850 m13.6 mi
Big Rawhide ButteSE 139°1,845 m24.4 mi
Flattop ButteSE 137°1,788 m22.6 mi
Seldon PeakSE 126°1,694 m10.8 mi
Chimney RockSSW 204°1,655 m4.0 mi
Cedar TopS 178°1,652 m21.2 mi
Bald ButteSE 133°1,651 m24.0 mi
Rocky TopW 277°1,647 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:12
June solstice05:2119:5920:42
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2815:4316:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534425162696858443324

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lusk 2 SW, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1586554 — Chalk Buttes, Niobrara County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356500063

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