Missouri Buttes
Missouri Buttes rises to 1,400 m in Wyoming. Warren Peak stands 2,029 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear's Lodge, a peak 3.4 miles away. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Missouri Buttes or Little Missouri Buttes are located in Crook County in northeast Wyoming on the northwest flank of the Black Hills Uplift. The buttes are 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest (N60°W) of Devils Tower between the Little Missouri and the Belle Fourche rivers.
The Missouri Buttes consist of four separate summits which arise from an eroded mesa platform, the Butte Divide, which has an elevation of 4,650 feet (1,420 m). The butte peaks form a rough rectangle 0.5 x 0.65 mi. in size. The northwest butte is the highest with a summit at 5,374 feet (1,638 m). The northeast butte has an elevation of 5,212 feet (1,589 m), the southwest butte has an elevation of 5,020 feet (1,530 m), and the southeast butte has an elevation of 5,055 feet (1,541 m). A small lake, the Missouri Buttes Lake, lies 800 metres (2,600 ft) west of the buttes.
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Wikidata Q6879499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1400 m
How to reach it
58 named places within 25 miles
- Bear's Lodge: 3.4 mi
- Storm Hill: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Hill: 5.9 mi
- Moore Hill: 8.7 mi
- Berger Hill: 8.9 mi
- Hulett Pioneer Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
- Loafman Park: 16.8 mi
- Sundance Square: 24.4 mi
- Sundance City Park: 24.4 mi
- Sundance White Ranch Park: 24.5 mi
- Devils Tower: 7.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.4 mi
- Crook County Museum and Art Gallery: 24.3 mi
- Sundance Kid statue: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Missouri Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Peak | ESE 121° | 2,029 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bull Hill | ESE 118° | 1,948 m | 18.4 mi |
| Ragged Top | SE 125° | 1,909 m | 20.1 mi |
| The Rocks | SE 135° | 1,677 m | 16.5 mi |
| Coal Mine Hill | SE 137° | 1,638 m | 20.7 mi |
| Rupe Hill | SE 133° | 1,636 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sherrard Hill | ESE 109° | 1,634 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bock Hill | SE 139° | 1,619 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:04 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:34 | 16:22 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Devils TWR #2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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