Cow Spring Butte
Cow Spring Butte rises to 1,985 m in Wyoming. Cherry Creek Hill stands 2,590 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Island Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 2.4 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,985 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
34 named places within 25 miles
- The Island Butte: 2.2 mi
- Roughlock Hill: 2.5 mi
- The Mesa: 8.2 mi
- Flat Top Hill: 8.9 mi
- Poker Butte: 9.9 mi
- Red Wall: 2.8 mi
- Gray Wall: 8.9 mi
- Black Rim: 9.0 mi
- Cottonwood Rim: 13.2 mi
- Red Wall Number 2: 17.8 mi
- Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw Hideout: 22.2 mi
- Sagebrush Park: 22.3 mi
- Hoofprints of the Past Museum: 22.4 mi
- Kaycee Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cow Spring Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Hill | WNW 297° | 2,590 m | 19.0 mi |
| Eagles Trap | N 0° | 2,289 m | 23.6 mi |
| Horse Butte | NW 321° | 2,270 m | 23.2 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | N 360° | 2,268 m | 24.2 mi |
| Fraker Mountain | N 354° | 2,136 m | 23.2 mi |
| Deadman Butte | WSW 237° | 2,122 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 356° | 1,995 m | 23.1 mi |
| Three Buttes | SW 224° | 1,970 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:09 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:48 | 16:35 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaycee, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500405
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