Cradle Butte
Cradle Butte rises to 1,384 m in Wyoming. Antelope Butte stands 1,544 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Tree Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,384 m
How to reach it
97 named places within 25 miles
- Collins Heights Park: 11.5 mi
- Fox Park: 12.0 mi
- Ash Meadows Park: 12.6 mi
- CAM-PLEX Park: 12.7 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Park: 12.9 mi
- Indian Tree Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rochelle Hills: 5.8 mi
- Wreath Hill: 9.5 mi
- Chalk Hills: 10.7 mi
- Wagonhammer Butte: 11.5 mi
- Pulling Leather: 12.3 mi
- Cow: 14.0 mi
- Talvez Manana: 14.5 mi
- Waiting for the Kiss: 14.5 mi
- Shovel Shoe Henge: 14.9 mi
- Campbell County Arboretum: 12.6 mi
- Unity Garden: 14.6 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 14.9 mi
- West Texas Trail Museum: 13.7 mi
- Frontier Auto Museum: 15.0 mi
- Campbell County Rockpile Museum: 15.4 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 14.4 mi
- Campbell County War Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Memory of the 8: 14.7 mi
- Energy Equipment Park: 12.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cradle Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Butte | SW 236° | 1,544 m | 15.5 mi |
| Appel Butte | SW 232° | 1,524 m | 22.1 mi |
| Sassick Butte | SW 233° | 1,522 m | 23.0 mi |
| Schoolhouse Butte | SW 235° | 1,506 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sharp Butte | SW 216° | 1,498 m | 12.8 mi |
| Rocky Butte | SW 228° | 1,490 m | 14.5 mi |
| Indian Tree Hill | W 271° | 1,473 m | 1.8 mi |
| Chalk Hills | S 176° | 1,466 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:05 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:37 | 16:25 |
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 | 26 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gillette 4SE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1587169 — Cradle Butte, Campbell County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356500420
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