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Flattop Butte

Flattop Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.61413, -104.50190

37 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lusk Rest Area: 9.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Stagecoach Museum: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone Tree HillWNW 301°1,850 m9.6 mi
Big Rawhide ButteSSE 166°1,845 m2.0 mi
Middle Rawhide ButteS 178°1,728 m3.2 mi
Seldon PeakNW 326°1,694 m12.2 mi
Garnet HillSSW 201°1,658 m18.3 mi
Chalk ButtesNW 317°1,656 m22.6 mi
Chimney RockNW 307°1,655 m21.4 mi
Cedar TopWSW 253°1,652 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2119:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2615:4216:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534425162696858443324

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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