Cow Butte
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
- 2,179 m
How to reach it
44 named places within 25 miles
- Horse Butte: 0.0 mi
- Cherokee Hill: 5.4 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 8.9 mi
- Windy Hill: 11.2 mi
- China Butte: 11.8 mi
- High Point: 6.7 mi
- Red Rim: 10.2 mi
- Windy Point: 12.5 mi
- Atlantic Rim: 15.9 mi
- Wamsutter Rim: 18.1 mi
- 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
- Rim Lakes Spring: 19.5 mi
- Dad: 23.0 mi
- Carbon County Museum: 23.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Rim West | E 99° | 2,593 m | 14.4 mi |
| Miller Hill | ESE 115° | 2,580 m | 17.7 mi |
| Separation Peak | E 94° | 2,567 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rendle Butte | SSE 147° | 2,508 m | 24.4 mi |
| Chokecherry Knob | E 85° | 2,474 m | 22.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | E 93° | 2,424 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cow Creek Butte | SSE 158° | 2,405 m | 21.6 mi |
| Rawlins Peak | ENE 63° | 2,370 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 33 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
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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