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Red Butte

Red Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Red Butte rises to 1,748 m in Wyoming. Odakota Mountain stands 2,194 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pisgah, a peak 1.7 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Weston County, Wyoming, United States

Wikidata Q49067139, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1748 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.01304, -104.16661

Overlooks nearby

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
Parks: 5
  • Washington Park: 11.4 mi
  • Dow Park: 11.4 mi
  • Centennial Park: 11.6 mi
  • Deerfield Lake Recreation Area: 18.5 mi
  • City Park: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Odakota MountainESE 107°2,194 m21.4 mi
Green MountainESE 102°2,186 m20.2 mi
Bear MountainESE 115°2,184 m23.2 mi
Crooks TowerNE 51°2,168 m15.8 mi
Crows Nest PeakENE 74°2,147 m10.5 mi
White Tail PeakENE 66°2,123 m18.0 mi
Copper MountainESE 104°2,111 m21.8 mi
Flag MountainENE 77°2,103 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1520:0020:44
September equinox06:4518:1818:56
December solstice07:2915:3516:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737455565737262473525
Precip in0.50.70.81.72.92.72.51.81.21.20.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcastle, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1609144 — Red Butte, Weston County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356511239

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