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Rocky Butte

Rocky Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Butte rises to 1,490 m in Wyoming. Black Butte stands 1,593 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Butte, a peak 2.1 miles away. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49069058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,490 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.19665, -105.42972

91 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • Antelope Valley Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Park: 2.3 mi
  • Crestview Estates Park: 3.3 mi
  • Fox Park: 5.1 mi
  • Willamette Park: 5.2 mi
Peaks: 24
Artworks: 10
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocky Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black ButteSW1,593 m24.0 mi
Twenty-one Mile ButteWSW1,576 m15.7 mi
Wild Horse SlopeSW1,546 m24.5 mi
Antelope ButteWNW1,544 m2.1 mi
Appel ButteWSW1,524 m7.6 mi
Sassick ButteWSW1,522 m8.6 mi
Mount LoganS1,510 m17.4 mi
Neil ButteS1,508 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3619:14
June solstice05:1920:0520:50
September equinox06:5018:2319:01
December solstice07:3515:3916:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262737445364727161473526
Precip in0.60.81.12.13.32.51.71.41.21.60.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gillette 4SE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356503663

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