Chimney Rock Butte
Chimney Rock Butte rises to 1,179 m in Wyoming. Twin Buttes stands 1,508 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Flat Top, a peak 6.4 miles away. 20 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1179 m
How to reach it
20 named places within 25 miles
- The Flat Top: 6.4 mi
- Threemile Butte: 9.5 mi
- Sheldon Hill: 9.5 mi
- Funny Rock: 15.1 mi
- Wyoming Hill: 19.4 mi
- Burdock: 17.6 mi
- Black Hills Ordnance Depot: 22.6 mi
- The Nose: 21.7 mi
- Trails Trains And Pioneers Museum: 24.6 mi
- Edgemont City Park: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chimney Rock Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Buttes | NE 39° | 1,508 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | NE 42° | 1,507 m | 23.0 mi |
| Pilger Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,461 m | 23.1 mi |
| Red Point | NE 41° | 1,428 m | 23.5 mi |
| West Rabbit Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,407 m | 23.9 mi |
| White Hill | SW 218° | 1,393 m | 24.5 mi |
| East Rabbit Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,388 m | 23.3 mi |
| Tim Butte | SSW 199° | 1,379 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:38 | 16:25 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redbird, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1586670 — Chimney Rock Butte, Niobrara County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356500180
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