Potter Butte
Potter Butte rises to 1,425 m in Wyoming. Guffy Peak stands 2,431 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Point, a peak 2.4 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,425 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sneider’s Point Overlook · 17 mi
- World's Largest Mineral Hot Spring · 18 mi
51 named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Point: 2.4 mi
- Zimmerman Buttes: 4.6 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Monument Hill: 11.7 mi
- Coyote Hill: 12.5 mi
- Sage Creek Park: 12.6 mi
- Newell Sargent Park: 12.6 mi
- Sanders Park: 13.0 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 13.1 mi
- Railway Park: 13.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 13.4 mi
- The Block: 20.4 mi
- Windy Point: 24.7 mi
- Minnesela Slope: 24.8 mi
- The Worland W: 13.4 mi
- Tyrannosaurus: 18.5 mi
- Bow and Arrow: 18.6 mi
- Rifle: 18.6 mi
- Washakie County Museum: 13.3 mi
- Hot Springs County Museum: 18.6 mi
- Rainbow Terraces: 17.7 mi
- Teepee Fountain: 17.8 mi
- Worland Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Gebo: 15.0 mi
- Big Horn Spring: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Potter Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guffy Peak | S 176° | 2,431 m | 23.1 mi |
| Klondike Peak | SSE 151° | 2,181 m | 20.3 mi |
| Battle Mountain | SE 138° | 2,155 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hawks Butte | SE 137° | 2,128 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bull Mountain | SE 139° | 1,909 m | 19.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 137° | 1,884 m | 16.9 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SSW 202° | 1,851 m | 15.1 mi |
| Hall Butte | SSE 166° | 1,845 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:14 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 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 | 17 | 23 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worland Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356503252
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