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Monument Butte

Monument Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Monument Butte rises to 1,752 m in Wyoming. Meyer Lookout stands 2,880 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ninemile Hill, a peak 4.7 miles away. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1752 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.83885, -108.50011

87 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
Cliffs: 22
Parks: 16
  • Fort McGraw: 9.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Centennial Park: 11.6 mi
  • Popo Agie Park: 12.3 mi
  • Lander Bike Park: 12.6 mi
Museums: 3
  • The Lander Pioneer Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Wind River Heritage Center: 13.6 mi
  • Riverton Museum: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • City Park: 12.1 mi
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Raised Bed Garden: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 16.2 mi
  • The Sinks: 16.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Rise: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Mill: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meyer LookoutWSW 239°2,880 m21.2 mi
Fairfield HillWSW 253°2,837 m20.9 mi
Fairfield HillWSW 251°2,827 m20.6 mi
Bayer MountainSW 231°2,809 m21.6 mi
Fossil HillWSW 244°2,770 m19.6 mi
Roundtop MountainSSW 208°2,672 m23.4 mi
Young MountainSW 222°2,671 m19.0 mi
Limestone MountainSSW 211°2,652 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3620:1420:57
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:4215:5716:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536435363727060453222
Precip in0.50.71.32.12.71.10.60.51.01.40.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356502650

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