Earnest Butte
Earnest Butte rises to 2,235 m in Wyoming. Little Mountain stands 2,629 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49026836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,235 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
73 named places within 25 miles
- Three Patches Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Sweetwater County Gun Range: 8.0 mi
- Sweetwater County Archery Complex: 8.4 mi
- Arrowhead Springs Park: 9.8 mi
- Palisades Park: 13.8 mi
- Antelope Butte: 1.6 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Quaking Asp Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Parea Butte: 10.0 mi
- Lion Bluffs: 9.9 mi
- Laney Rim: 15.3 mi
- Tollgate Rock: 17.9 mi
- The Palisades: 18.6 mi
- Rifes Rim: 24.9 mi
- US Army Tank: 15.8 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 15.8 mi
- Salt Wells: 23.1 mi
- Dines: 24.6 mi
- M60: 15.4 mi
- Powell Colorado River Expedition: 16.6 mi
- Sweetwater County Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Earnest Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain | S 190° | 2,629 m | 17.2 mi |
| Quaking Asp Mountain | NE 50° | 2,594 m | 8.6 mi |
| Potter Mountain | SE 139° | 2,545 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mellor Mountain | S 169° | 2,522 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hawks Nest | SSW 195° | 2,485 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hogback | SSW 199° | 2,450 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pilot Butte | NNW 340° | 2,423 m | 19.9 mi |
| Elk Butte | SE 129° | 2,415 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:07 | 16:51 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs Fire Dept, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500845
Day trips start here
- Rock Springs · 15 mi
- Green River · 16 mi
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