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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. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 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
1,752 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.83885, -108.50011

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Cliffs: 21
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
Attractions: 2
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 16.2 mi
  • The Sinks: 16.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Rise: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Raised Bed Garden: 17.3 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 LookoutWSW2,880 m21.2 mi
Fairfield HillWSW2,827 m20.6 mi
Bayer MountainSW2,809 m21.6 mi
Fossil HillWSW2,770 m19.6 mi
Roundtop MountainSSW2,672 m23.4 mi
Young MountainSW2,671 m19.0 mi
Limestone MountainSSW2,652 m21.0 mi
Timber TopWSW2,607 m18.7 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 50–80 °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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