Poison Buttes
Poison Buttes rises to 1,928 m in Wyoming. Mount Welba stands 3,222 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Creek Rim, a cliff 1.9 miles away. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49062945, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1928 m
How to reach it
42 named places within 25 miles
- Tincan Hill: 6.0 mi
- Weber Mesa: 7.9 mi
- East Flat Top: 10.2 mi
- Allen Hill: 10.6 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Red Creek Rim: 1.9 mi
- Cherokee Rim: 6.3 mi
- The Bluffs: 8.5 mi
- Deep Creek Rim: 12.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Dad: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Poison Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Welba | SE 125° | 3,222 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sand Point | SE 128° | 3,029 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bakers Peak | ESE 116° | 2,879 m | 18.6 mi |
| Smith Rim | ESE 116° | 2,732 m | 19.8 mi |
| Jim Robertson Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,722 m | 18.9 mi |
| Little Emerson Peak | ESE 116° | 2,716 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bible Back Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,571 m | 22.9 mi |
| Camel Back Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,544 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:02 | 16:46 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baggs, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1592900 — Poison Buttes, Carbon County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356503186
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