Needles Eye Butte
Needles Eye Butte rises to 1,855 m in Wyoming. Garfield Peak stands 2,503 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Waltman Rest Area, a rest area 4.0 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 5.0 miles off. 20 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056585, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,855 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
20 named places within 25 miles
- Wild Horse Butte: 9.9 mi
- Broad Mesa: 10.6 mi
- Maverick Butte: 13.0 mi
- Deadman Butte: 13.8 mi
- Shirttail Butte: 14.4 mi
- Gray Wall: 23.2 mi
- Cottonwood Rim: 23.4 mi
- Black Rim: 25.0 mi
- Waltman Rest Area: 4.0 mi
- Castle Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Lysite-Lost Cobin Community Recreation Center: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Needles Eye Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Peak | S 173° | 2,503 m | 22.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 195° | 2,448 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 185° | 2,258 m | 24.9 mi |
| Deadman Butte | NNE 22° | 2,122 m | 13.8 mi |
| Maverick Butte | SSW 213° | 2,117 m | 13.0 mi |
| Three Buttes | NE 41° | 1,970 m | 19.9 mi |
| Wild Horse Butte | S 178° | 1,918 m | 9.9 mi |
| Fales Rocks | S 174° | 1,918 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:51 | 16:38 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powder RVR (school), 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356502724
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