Elk Butte
Elk Butte rises to 1,902 m in Wyoming. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 2,779 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Loch-Katrine Bird Reservation, a nature reserve 7.3 miles away. Chief Joseph Scenic Highway passes 30 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027708, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1902 m
How to reach it
- 29.6 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
69 named places within 25 miles
- Devils Tooth: 12.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 15.5 mi
- McCullough Peaks High Point: 16.5 mi
- Sheets Mountain: 16.9 mi
- Schaub Butte: 17.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
- East Sheridan Softball Complex: 12.8 mi
- Meadowbrook Park: 12.8 mi
- Dacken Park: 12.9 mi
- Glendale Park: 13.1 mi
- Meeteetse Museums: 13.8 mi
- Cody Dug Up Gun Museum: 13.8 mi
- Cody Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
- Draper Natural History Museum: 13.9 mi
- Buffalo Bill Boyhood Home: 13.9 mi
- Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Review: 13.8 mi
- Wild Sheep Exhibit: 13.8 mi
- Cody Firearms Experience: 14.1 mi
- Old Trail Town: 14.3 mi
- Meeteetse Rim: 9.2 mi
- Beaver Slide: 15.1 mi
- Red Point: 15.8 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Buffalo Bill – The Scout: 14.1 mi
- Heart Mountain Relocation Center Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Loch-Katrine Bird Reservation: 7.3 mi
- Bear: 13.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elk Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain | NW 310° | 2,779 m | 21.7 mi |
| Devils Tooth | WSW 254° | 2,588 m | 12.1 mi |
| Heart Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,476.6 m | 23.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NW 309° | 2,405.5 m | 15.5 mi |
| Logan Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,310 m | 23.9 mi |
| Monument Hill | NW 319° | 2,277 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,256 m | 21.0 mi |
| Sheep Point | SSW 205° | 2,252 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:52 | 16:40 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cody 12se, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1588218 — Elk Butte, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356500952
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