Skip to content

Cradle Butte

Cradle Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 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
1384 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.33637, -105.21026

102 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • 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
Peaks: 31
Artworks: 10
Gardens: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Antelope ButteSW 236°1,544 m15.5 mi
Appel ButteSW 232°1,524 m22.1 mi
Sassick ButteSW 233°1,522 m23.0 mi
Schoolhouse ButteSW 235°1,506 m23.2 mi
Sharp ButteSW 216°1,498 m12.8 mi
Rocky ButteSW 228°1,490 m14.5 mi
Indian Tree HillW 271°1,473 m1.8 mi
Chalk HillsS 176°1,466 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:13
June solstice05:1820:0520:49
September equinox06:4918:2219:00
December solstice07:3415:3716:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262737445364727161473526
Precip in0.60.81.12.13.32.51.71.41.21.60.60.6

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

More peaks in Wyoming

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Cradle Butte.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens