Flattop Butte
Flattop Butte rises to 1,788 m in Wyoming. Lone Tree Hill stands 1,850 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Butte, a peak 1.9 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 23 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49029639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1788 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
37 named places within 25 miles
- Bald Butte: 1.9 mi
- Big Rawhide Butte: 2.0 mi
- Middle Rawhide Butte: 3.2 mi
- Little Rawhide Butte: 3.9 mi
- Chimney Rock: 8.6 mi
- Washington Park: 10.4 mi
- Northside Park: 10.9 mi
- Van Tassell Park: 21.3 mi
- Lost Springs Park: 24.0 mi
- Glendo State Park: 24.8 mi
- Fireman's Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Coffee Siding Historical Marker: 24.1 mi
- Lusk Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Stagecoach Museum: 10.5 mi
- Sunrise: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flattop Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Tree Hill | WNW 301° | 1,850 m | 9.6 mi |
| Big Rawhide Butte | SSE 166° | 1,845 m | 2.0 mi |
| Middle Rawhide Butte | S 178° | 1,728 m | 3.2 mi |
| Seldon Peak | NW 326° | 1,694 m | 12.2 mi |
| Garnet Hill | SSW 201° | 1,658 m | 18.3 mi |
| Chalk Buttes | NW 317° | 1,656 m | 22.6 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NW 307° | 1,655 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cedar Top | WSW 253° | 1,652 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:57 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
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 | 25 | 34 | 42 | 51 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lusk 2 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1588578 — Flattop Butte, Niobrara County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356501211
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