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Haystack Butte

Haystack Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Butte rises to 2,071 m in Wyoming. Little Prospect Mountain stands 2,697 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fourmile Knoll, a peak 6.5 miles away. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035568, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2071 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22551, -109.44291

33 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Springs: 3
  • Fifteenmile Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Ox Yoke Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Chicken Springs: 19.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Big Sandy Park: 7.8 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Haystack Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Prospect MountainNNE 22°2,697 m24.1 mi
Essex MountainSE 125°2,441 m20.5 mi
Elk MountainNNE 26°2,380 m14.6 mi
Flat TopNNE 12°2,296 m19.8 mi
Tabernacle ButteNNE 13°2,274 m14.8 mi
Square TopNNW 348°2,257 m23.7 mi
Gobblers KnobNW 325°2,240 m24.8 mi
Stud Horse ButteNW 325°2,228 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4220:1620:58
September equinox07:0618:4019:17
December solstice07:4416:0416:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121428384857646252402614
Precip in0.30.30.50.81.51.10.50.70.80.60.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farson 2nne, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356501653

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