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Coffin Butte

Coffin Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Coffin Butte rises to 3,445 m in Wyoming. Red Tops stands 3,717 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Du Noir Butte, a peak 0.7 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49021338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,445 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.79440, -109.87212

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Brooks Lake Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Upper North Fork Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Lower North Fork Falls: 17.8 mi
Springs: 1
Museums: 1
Parks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Coffin Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red TopsNE3,717 m17.5 mi
Younts PeakN3,691 m13.0 mi
Needle MountainNE3,686 m22.6 mi
Thorofare MountainN3,663 m13.0 mi
The RamshornESE3,625 m6.7 mi
Raggedtop MountainENE3,605 m8.8 mi
Crater MountainNE3,587 m19.7 mi
Hardluck MountainNE3,579 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:32
June solstice05:3820:2221:06
September equinox07:0718:4119:19
December solstice07:5115:5816:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242532374655616052413124
Precip in0.30.50.51.32.01.41.00.91.30.90.60.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356505794

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