Pilot Butte
Pilot Butte rises to 1,772 m in Wyoming. Bear Peak stands 3,213 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Butte, a peak 4.7 miles away. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49061263, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1772 m
How to reach it
35 named places within 25 miles
- Sand Butte: 4.7 mi
- Argo Butte: 4.7 mi
- Pavillion Butte: 4.9 mi
- Bighorn Butte: 5.6 mi
- Winchester Butte: 7.7 mi
- Diversion Dam Park: 7.5 mi
- Pow Wow: 16.5 mi
- Jaycee Park: 23.8 mi
- Rotary Club Park: 23.9 mi
- Sunset Park: 24.7 mi
- Diversion Dam Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
- Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 20.5 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pilot Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Peak | WSW 242° | 3,213 m | 23.7 mi |
| Little Horse Peak | WSW 240° | 2,996 m | 22.9 mi |
| Maverick Spring Dome | NNW 333° | 2,265 m | 22.7 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | NE 40° | 2,233 m | 22.0 mi |
| Crowheart Butte | WNW 291° | 2,064 m | 15.7 mi |
| Cedar Butte | SSW 193° | 2,062 m | 23.4 mi |
| Sheldon Dome | NNW 326° | 1,991 m | 15.0 mi |
| Teapot Butte | NW 314° | 1,969 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
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 | 26 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pavillion, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356503050
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