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Gypsum Buttes

Gypsum Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Gypsum Buttes rises to 1,517 m in Wyoming. Laird Peak stands 2,089 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lime Buttes, a peak 1.6 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1517 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.32721, -104.35467

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 9
  • Sundance White Ranch Park: 4.7 mi
  • Sundance City Park: 5.4 mi
  • Sundance Pond Park: 5.5 mi
  • Sundance Square: 5.5 mi
  • Sport Feilds: 5.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Sundance Kid statue: 5.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Northern Hills Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Gypsum Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laird PeakESE 115°2,089 m19.0 mi
East Cement RidgeE 86°2,034 m14.5 mi
Warren PeakNNW 337°2,029 m11.2 mi
West Cement RidgeE 82°2,026 m13.9 mi
Bull HillNNW 339°1,948 m12.2 mi
Inyan Kara MountainS 178°1,935 m7.9 mi
Bald MountainESE 107°1,931 m14.1 mi
Sweetwater MountainSSE 158°1,929 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:10
June solstice05:1420:0120:46
September equinox06:4518:1818:57
December solstice07:3115:3416:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232433415161696758443223
Precip in0.80.91.02.53.53.02.51.71.31.70.90.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sundance, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356511229

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