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.
The story
mountain in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States
Wikidata Q49067134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2184 m
How to reach it
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
- Raised Bed Garden: 3.4 mi
- Garden: 6.3 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
- 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 19.6 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° | 4,022.1 m | 16.7 mi |
| Temple Peak | WSW 238° | 3,958 m | 18.9 mi |
| Little El Capitan | WSW 238° | 3,908.6 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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