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Chimney Butte

Chimney Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Chimney Butte rises to 2,847 m in Wyoming. Temple Peak stands 3,958 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Aspen Butte, a peak 1.8 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020241, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2847 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.73745, -109.47125

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 8
  • Tayo Park: 21.0 mi
  • Burzlander Park: 21.3 mi
  • Wrangler Park: 21.7 mi
  • Boyd Skinner Park: 21.7 mi
  • American Legion Park: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 1
  • North Fork Falls: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Chimney Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Temple PeakE 100°3,958 m15.5 mi
Roberts MountainNE 36°3,889 m15.2 mi
Mount LanderNE 37°3,846 m12.6 mi
East Temple PeakE 97°3,822 m16.1 mi
Washakie PeakENE 64°3,811 m12.1 mi
Dog Tooth PeakE 83°3,800 m14.5 mi
Lizard Head PeakENE 75°3,799 m14.4 mi
Halls MountainNNE 12°3,798 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4120:1721:00
September equinox07:0618:4019:17
December solstice07:4616:0216:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101326374654616051392513
Precip in0.50.50.50.91.41.30.70.71.00.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder Rearing STN, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598734 — Chimney Butte, Sublette County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356505980

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