Day Butte
Day Butte rises to 1,638 m in Wyoming. Copper Mountain stands 2,481 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Butte, a peak 2.7 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49023766, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1638 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
32 named places within 25 miles
- Long Butte: 2.7 mi
- Dolis Hill: 3.6 mi
- Gates Butte: 4.8 mi
- Gibbs Butte: 5.5 mi
- Dolus Hill: 5.6 mi
- Lysite-Lost Cobin Community Recreation Center: 3.3 mi
- Boysen State Park: 21.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 19.0 mi
- Lakeside: 21.7 mi
- Castle Gardens: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Day Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain | NW 324° | 2,481 m | 14.5 mi |
| Guffy Peak | NNW 334° | 2,431 m | 16.6 mi |
| Greer Peak | NNW 340° | 2,328 m | 10.6 mi |
| Birdseye Mountain | NW 306° | 2,274 m | 21.1 mi |
| Fuller Peak | NNW 342° | 2,266 m | 10.0 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WNW 304° | 2,188 m | 23.5 mi |
| Lysite Mountain | NNE 32° | 2,187 m | 13.7 mi |
| Klondike Peak | N 3° | 2,181 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:52 | 16:39 |
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 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 71 | 61 | 46 | 31 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoshoni, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500490
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