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Lost Wells Butte

Lost Wells Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Lost Wells Butte rises to 1,728 m in Wyoming. Boysen Peak stands 2,261 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jaycee Park, a park 9.5 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046978, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1728 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.16913, -108.45566

36 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
Parks: 10
  • Jaycee Park: 9.5 mi
  • Teeter Park: 9.8 mi
  • Sunset Park: 9.9 mi
  • Rotary Club Park: 10.0 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 10.2 mi
Museums: 2
  • Riverton Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Wind River Heritage Center: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lakeside: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boysen PeakNNE 33°2,261 m24.0 mi
Stagner MountainNNE 32°2,236 m23.4 mi
Jenkins MountainN 351°2,233 m21.3 mi
Antelope ButteNNE 13°2,104 m22.1 mi
Shotgun ButteNW 326°1,946 m24.1 mi
Winkleman DomeW 264°1,879 m23.3 mi
Lookout ButteNW 307°1,822 m20.6 mi
Argo ButteW 278°1,813 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3520:1420:58
September equinox07:0218:3519:13
December solstice07:4315:5616:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192436445363727059453120
Precip in0.30.40.71.21.90.90.50.40.80.80.30.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverton, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1591057 — Lost Wells Butte, Fremont County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356502452

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