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Little Rawhide Butte

Little Rawhide Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Little Rawhide Butte rises to 1,597 m in Wyoming. Lone Tree Hill stands 1,850 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Rawhide Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 22 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045420, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1597 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.55747, -104.50718

43 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Parks: 7
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lusk Rest Area: 13.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Stagecoach Museum: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Glendo State Park: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone Tree HillNW 318°1,850 m12.0 mi
Big Rawhide ButteNNE 20°1,845 m2.1 mi
Flattop ButteN 4°1,788 m3.9 mi
Middle Rawhide ButteNNE 27°1,728 m0.8 mi
Seldon PeakNNW 335°1,694 m15.5 mi
Garnet HillSSW 206°1,658 m14.6 mi
Chimney RockNW 315°1,655 m23.8 mi
Cedar TopW 267°1,652 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2119:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2515:4316:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534425162696858443324

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lusk 2 SW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1590852 — Little Rawhide Butte, Goshen County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356502341

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