Rocky Butte
Rocky Butte rises to 1,139 m in Wyoming. Horse Creek Butte stands 1,368 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Nipple Butte, a peak 7.2 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States of America; geonames ID = 5836918
Wikidata Q49069061, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1139 m
How to reach it
47 named places within 25 miles
- Nipple Butte: 7.2 mi
- White Tail Butte: 10.3 mi
- Duck Butte: 11.5 mi
- Mitten Butte: 11.7 mi
- Rocky Point: 15.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Creek Butte | SW 221° | 1,368 m | 23.8 mi |
| West Butte | NE 56° | 1,345 m | 23.0 mi |
| White Tail Butte | SW 224° | 1,319 m | 10.3 mi |
| Signal Hill | ENE 69° | 1,319 m | 19.0 mi |
| The Rockpile | SSW 193° | 1,310 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bear Skull Mountain | N 354° | 1,295 m | 16.3 mi |
| Baldy Peak | NNW 345° | 1,293 m | 21.9 mi |
| Monument Hill | ESE 112° | 1,288 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:07 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:35 | 16:24 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biddle 8 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1593595 — Rocky Butte, Campbell County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356503666
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