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Cow Creek Buttes

Cow Creek Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Cow Creek Buttes rises to 1,430 m in Wyoming. Rochelle Hills stands 1,505 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Hill, a peak 8.6 miles away. 6 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022445, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1430 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.27525, -104.96441

6 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 1
  • Cheyenne River Rest Area: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rochelle HillsNNW 338°1,505 m19.1 mi
White HillSE 129°1,393 m23.0 mi
Cake HillSSE 156°1,343 m9.9 mi
Split HillSSE 166°1,340 m8.6 mi
Funny RockE 99°1,301 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2120:0120:44
September equinox06:4818:2118:59
December solstice07:3015:4116:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262838455565737262473526
Precip in0.30.60.91.72.52.11.81.21.01.00.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dull CTR 1SE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1598970 — Cow Creek Buttes, Converse County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356506010

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