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Five Fingers Butte

Five Fingers Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Five Fingers Butte rises to 2,080 m in Wyoming. Continental Peak stands 2,567 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bastard Butte, a peak 3.9 miles away. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029159, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2080 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.16607, -108.44538

22 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 15
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Rock Creek Hollow Monument: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Continental PeakWNW 297°2,567 m15.7 mi
North Bear MountainNNE 19°2,278 m16.9 mi
Ice BenchmarkNE 38°2,277 m23.6 mi
Saint Marys PeakN 0°2,276 m13.5 mi
Happy BenchmarkNE 45°2,258 m22.6 mi
Buffalo HumpSSW 200°2,138 m5.3 mi
Luman ButteSSE 161°2,125 m10.8 mi
Wind BenchmarkNNE 25°2,089 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3920:1220:54
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:4016:0016:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151926344353615950372517
Precip in1.01.51.61.92.61.60.81.01.31.51.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlantic City, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356501132

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