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Hat Butte

Hat Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Hat Butte rises to 2,547 m in Wyoming. Downs Mountain stands 4,063 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035216, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2547 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.60023, -109.81989

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Brooks Lake Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Bomber Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 1
Parks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Upper Brooks Lake Trailhead: 14.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Hat Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Downs MountainSSE 160°4,063 m21.4 mi
Northwest PeakSSE 161°3,984 m21.0 mi
Hunters HumpSSE 163°3,821 m20.0 mi
Shale MountainSSE 160°3,770 m16.6 mi
Spider PeakSSE 156°3,711 m20.9 mi
Torrey PeakSSE 150°3,680 m19.7 mi
The RamshornNNE 18°3,625 m12.1 mi
Middle MountainSSE 148°3,618 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:32
June solstice05:3920:2121:05
September equinox07:0718:4119:18
December solstice07:5015:5916:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242532374655616052413124
Precip in0.30.50.51.32.01.41.00.91.30.90.60.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356506225

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