Horseshoe Butte
Horseshoe Butte rises to 1,350 m in Wyoming. Mers Hill stands 1,568 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Doty Hill, a peak 3.5 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 12 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,350 m
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
47 named places within 25 miles
- Doty Hill: 3.5 mi
- Whitehorse Butte: 4.1 mi
- Twin Buttes: 5.2 mi
- Red Bill Hill: 6.8 mi
- Chalk Hill: 6.8 mi
- Whipple Park: 12.2 mi
- Springer Wildlife Mangement Unit: 14.7 mi
- Goshen County Fair Grounds: 16.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 16.5 mi
- City Park: 16.8 mi
- South Rim: 6.5 mi
- The Narrows: 14.1 mi
- Register Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Brimmer Point: 24.7 mi
- Grattan Massacre Historical Monument: 10.2 mi
- Register Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Cheyenne Deadwood Trail Historic Marker: 23.7 mi
- Homesteaders Museum: 16.8 mi
- Chugwater Museum: 23.5 mi
- Lyman Huntley Henry Museum: 24.6 mi
- Torrington: 17.0 mi
- Torrington Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Sunrise: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mers Hill | SW 214° | 1,568 m | 10.4 mi |
| Eagles Nest | WNW 285° | 1,550 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sugar Bowl Rock | S 177° | 1,548 m | 14.8 mi |
| Casebier Hill | N 359° | 1,543 m | 22.5 mi |
| Needle Rock | S 173° | 1,510 m | 15.1 mi |
| Chicago Mine Hill | NNW 339° | 1,496 m | 25.0 mi |
| YBO Hill | S 191° | 1,492 m | 12.8 mi |
| Powell Mountain | NW 326° | 1,452 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
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 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yoder 5 W, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1608699 — Horseshoe Butte, Goshen County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356510992
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