Nipple Butte
Nipple Butte rises to 1,143 m in Wyoming. West Butte stands 1,345 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 4.8 miles away. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49057035, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,143 m
How to reach it
22 named places within 25 miles
- Mitten Butte: 5.1 mi
- Rocky Butte: 7.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 10.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 12.1 mi
- Duck Butte: 12.5 mi
- BLM: 4.8 mi
- State Trust: 16.1 mi
- Rock Wall: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nipple Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Butte | NE 56° | 1,345 m | 15.8 mi |
| Signal Hill | ENE 77° | 1,319 m | 12.1 mi |
| White Tail Butte | SW 229° | 1,319 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bear Skull Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,295 m | 14.3 mi |
| Baldy Peak | NW 326° | 1,293 m | 20.7 mi |
| Monument Hill | SE 133° | 1,288 m | 16.4 mi |
| Rocky Point | ESE 116° | 1,233 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mitten Butte | E 92° | 1,227 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:35 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:07 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:34 | 16:23 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biddle 8 SW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1592068 — Nipple Butte, Campbell County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356502741
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