Lost Wells Butte
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
- 1,728 m
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
36 named places within 25 miles
- Neble Hill: 10.8 mi
- Sand Butte: 13.3 mi
- Mule Butte: 13.5 mi
- Pavillion Butte: 14.5 mi
- Water Tank Hill: 15.8 mi
- 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
- Riverton Museum: 10.5 mi
- Wind River Heritage Center: 11.4 mi
- Lakeside: 14.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boysen Peak | NNE 33° | 2,261 m | 24.0 mi |
| Stagner Mountain | NNE 32° | 2,236 m | 23.4 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | N 351° | 2,233 m | 21.3 mi |
| Antelope Butte | NNE 13° | 2,104 m | 22.1 mi |
| Shotgun Butte | NW 326° | 1,946 m | 24.1 mi |
| Winkleman Dome | W 264° | 1,879 m | 23.3 mi |
| Lookout Butte | NW 307° | 1,822 m | 20.6 mi |
| Argo Butte | W 278° | 1,813 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:14 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:56 | 16:42 |
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 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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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