Foster Buttes
Foster Buttes rises to 1,355 m in Wyoming. Horse Hill stands 1,490 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Clearmont City Park, a park 8.2 miles away. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,355 m
How to reach it
21 named places within 25 miles
- L Quarter Circle Butte: 11.0 mi
- L Quarter Circle Hills: 12.2 mi
- Blazer Hill: 15.8 mi
- Tincom Butte: 16.5 mi
- Arpan Butte: 17.4 mi
- State Trust: 17.8 mi
- BLM: 18.1 mi
- Clearmont City Park: 8.2 mi
- Wheel of Time: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Foster Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Hill | WSW 239° | 1,490 m | 19.1 mi |
| Snake Hill | SW 232° | 1,432 m | 22.2 mi |
| Arpan Butte | S 173° | 1,377 m | 17.4 mi |
| Blazer Hill | SW 225° | 1,324 m | 15.8 mi |
| L Quarter Circle Butte | NNE 33° | 1,308 m | 11.0 mi |
| Red Butte | NNE 19° | 1,292 m | 19.9 mi |
| Tincom Butte | ESE 122° | 1,276 m | 16.5 mi |
| Hazel Peak | W 280° | 1,274 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:10 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:40 | 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 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leiter 9N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1588659 — Foster Buttes, Sheridan County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356501269
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