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Pacific Butte

Pacific Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Pacific Butte rises to 2,403 m in Wyoming. Atlantic Peak stands 3,808 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is South Pass Rest Area, a rest area 4.0 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2403 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.32634, -108.91706

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
Cliffs: 17
  • Joe Hay Rim: 11.1 mi
  • Bush Rim: 17.0 mi
  • Arapahoe Wall: 19.7 mi
  • Wapiti Wall: 20.3 mi
  • Erratic Steep and Hard: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • South Pass Rest Area: 4.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atlantic PeakNNW 348°3,808 m20.5 mi
Mount NystromNNW 338°3,769 m23.6 mi
West Atlantic PeakNNW 346°3,687 m21.0 mi
Roaring Fork MountainNNW 346°3,563 m22.5 mi
Cony MountainN 358°3,383 m22.1 mi
Granite PeakN 7°3,170 m15.6 mi
Sweetwater NeedlesNNW 341°3,138 m19.1 mi
Pabst PeakN 7°3,124 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:4020:1420:57
September equinox07:0418:3819:15
December solstice07:4216:0116:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725334352595849382415

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Pass City, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356502908

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