Red Butte
Red Butte rises to 2,184 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Raised Bed Garden, a garden 3.4 miles away. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States.
Wikidata Q49067134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,184 m
How to reach it
100 named places within 25 miles
- Bragg Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Lander Hill: 4.4 mi
- Cedar Butte: 4.6 mi
- Wood Hill: 4.8 mi
- Narrow Hill: 5.1 mi
- Suicide Point: 5.2 mi
- Main Wall: 7.2 mi
- Fair Field: 7.2 mi
- The School: 7.4 mi
- Heavy Metal Rock Band: 7.7 mi
- Lander Bike Park: 5.5 mi
- Popo Agie Park: 5.8 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 6.4 mi
- Centennial Park: 6.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
- City Park: 6.2 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 7.0 mi
- The Sinks: 7.1 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 8.6 mi
- Johnny Behind The Rocks: 16.9 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 3.4 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 5.6 mi
- The Rise: 6.8 mi
- Miner's Delight: 23.3 mi
- Mill: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | SW 236° | 4,022 m | 16.7 mi |
| Temple Peak | WSW 238° | 3,958 m | 18.9 mi |
| Little El Capitan | WSW 238° | 3,909 m | 16.7 mi |
| East Temple Peak | WSW 239° | 3,822 m | 17.8 mi |
| Atlantic Peak | SSW 205° | 3,808 m | 17.4 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | WSW 252° | 3,800 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lizard Head Peak | WSW 258° | 3,799 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mitchell Peak | WSW 253° | 3,796 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1602416 — Red Butte, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506665
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- Lander · 6 mi
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