Gates Butte
Gates Butte rises to 1,591 m in Wyoming. Copper Mountain stands 2,481 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibbs Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031182, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,591 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
39 named places within 25 miles
- Gibbs Butte: 0.8 mi
- Long Butte: 3.2 mi
- Dolus Hill: 4.6 mi
- Day Butte: 4.8 mi
- Dolis Hill: 6.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 22.3 mi
- Windy Point: 22.8 mi
- The Block: 24.8 mi
- Lysite-Lost Cobin Community Recreation Center: 8.0 mi
- Boysen State Park: 17.3 mi
- Lakeside: 17.3 mi
- Castle Gardens: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gates Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,481 m | 11.5 mi |
| Guffy Peak | N 349° | 2,431 m | 14.2 mi |
| Greer Peak | N 7° | 2,328 m | 9.1 mi |
| Birdseye Mountain | NW 312° | 2,274 m | 16.9 mi |
| Fuller Peak | N 10° | 2,266 m | 8.8 mi |
| Boysen Peak | NW 304° | 2,261 m | 20.9 mi |
| Stagner Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,236 m | 21.4 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NW 309° | 2,188 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:12 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:53 | 16:39 |
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 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 71 | 61 | 46 | 31 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoshoni, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1588842 — Gates Butte, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356501361
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