Rock Creek Buttes
Rock Creek Buttes rises to 2,910 m in Wyoming. Klondike Peak stands 3,977 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dodge Butte, a peak 3.1 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2910 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dodge Butte: 3.1 mi
- Pass Peak: 4.6 mi
- Klondike Hill: 5.7 mi
- Red Hill: 5.9 mi
- Gypsum Hill: 5.9 mi
- White Point: 3.9 mi
- East Rim: 6.3 mi
- White Rock: 15.3 mi
- South Rim: 16.5 mi
- Greeley Point: 16.7 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 13.0 mi
- Upper Falls: 14.6 mi
- Granite Falls: 18.9 mi
- Water slide: 24.7 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 5.3 mi
- Granite Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
- Bronx: 17.2 mi
- State Historic Marker: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Rock Creek Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Peak | E 91° | 3,977 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Whitecap | ESE 104° | 3,952 m | 21.5 mi |
| Ladd Peak | ESE 103° | 3,946 m | 20.9 mi |
| Yukon Peak | E 85° | 3,884 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Solitude | E 97° | 3,832 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hunters Hump | ENE 74° | 3,821 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Oeneis | ESE 109° | 3,726 m | 20.7 mi |
| Stroud Peak | ESE 107° | 3,708 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:21 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 34 | 20 | 10 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darwin RCH, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1602588 — Rock Creek Buttes, Sublette County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506695
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