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Middle Rawhide Butte

Middle Rawhide Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Rawhide Butte rises to 1,728 m in Wyoming. Lone Tree Hill stands 1,850 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Rawhide Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 23 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1728 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.56830, -104.49968

42 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
Parks: 7
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lusk Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Stagecoach Museum: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone Tree HillNW 314°1,850 m11.7 mi
Big Rawhide ButteNNE 16°1,845 m1.3 mi
Flattop ButteN 358°1,788 m3.2 mi
Seldon PeakNNW 333°1,694 m15.0 mi
Garnet HillSSW 206°1,658 m15.5 mi
Chimney RockNW 313°1,655 m23.5 mi
Cedar TopW 264°1,652 m15.0 mi
Bald ButteNNE 29°1,651 m3.7 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 1591553 — Middle Rawhide Butte, Goshen County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356502596

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