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Cow Butte

Cow Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Cow Butte rises to 2,179 m in Wyoming. Atlantic Rim West stands 2,593 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Butte, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2179 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65190, -107.66424

44 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 8
  • Wamsutter Park: 16.6 mi
  • Tully Park: 22.9 mi
  • Rawlins Springs: 23.4 mi
  • Island Park: 23.7 mi
  • Soroptimist Park: 23.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rim Lakes Spring: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atlantic Rim WestE 99°2,593 m14.4 mi
Miller HillESE 115°2,580 m17.7 mi
Separation PeakE 94°2,567 m13.9 mi
Rendle ButteSSE 147°2,508 m24.4 mi
Chokecherry KnobE 85°2,474 m22.1 mi
Sheep MountainE 93°2,424 m21.5 mi
Cow Creek ButteSSE 158°2,405 m21.6 mi
Rawlins PeakENE 63°2,370 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3720:0720:49
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3515:5916:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192233415060686556443020
Precip in0.40.40.50.81.30.80.70.70.90.80.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wamsutter, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1587100 — Cow Butte, Carbon County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356500391

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