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Degans Butte

Degans Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Degans Butte rises to 1,840 m in Wyoming. Indian Guide stands 2,270 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitcomb Hill, a peak 5.0 miles away. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1840 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70192, -104.97108

34 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Parks: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Cheyenne Deadwood Trail Historic Marker: 8.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Chugwater Museum: 8.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian GuideWSW 254°2,270 m17.8 mi
Iron MountainWSW 249°2,260 m19.7 mi
Iron BenchmarkSW 221°2,249 m21.7 mi
Limestone RimWSW 247°2,246 m19.4 mi
Horse Creek HogbackSW 219°2,237 m22.0 mi
Goat MountainWSW 247°2,217 m21.6 mi
Dummy HillSW 234°2,201 m22.9 mi
Government PeakNW 314°2,198 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2619:5720:39
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2415:4816:33

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303038445464716960473729
Precip in0.50.71.12.13.12.11.61.61.31.30.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chugwater, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1587514 — Degans Butte, Platte County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356500554

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