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Horse Creek Butte

Horse Creek Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Creek Butte rises to 1,368 m in Wyoming. Twentymile Butte stands 1,428 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Rockpile, a peak 11 miles away. 12 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037176, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1368 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.64165, -105.72723

12 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 10
Historic sites: 1
Parks: 1
  • Rawhide Park: 20.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twentymile ButteSSW 195°1,428 m13.7 mi
Green HillSE 125°1,410 m21.7 mi
Rawhide ButteSSE 152°1,397 m19.0 mi
Wreath HillSE 126°1,372 m23.8 mi
Franey RockSE 143°1,324 m15.3 mi
White Tail ButteNE 38°1,319 m13.5 mi
The RockpileESE 119°1,310 m11.4 mi
Tincom ButteW 267°1,276 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:15
June solstice05:1820:0820:53
September equinox06:5118:2419:02
December solstice07:3815:3816:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636445363717060463324

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Echeta 2 NW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1589692 — Horse Creek Butte, Campbell County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356501772

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