Sand Butte
Sand Butte rises to 2,584 m in Wyoming. Downs Mountain stands 4,063 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hat Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071157, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,584 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Hat Butte: 2.2 mi
- Warm Spring Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Fish Lake Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Battrum Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Breccia Cliffs: 17.2 mi
- Lincoln Point: 18.1 mi
- Indian Point: 18.5 mi
- Norton Point: 22.8 mi
- White Rock: 22.8 mi
- Brooks Lake Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Bomber Falls: 19.8 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 21.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 22.8 mi
- Dubois Museum: 11.6 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 20.2 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 11.6 mi
- National BigHorn Sheep Center: 11.6 mi
- Big Springs: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Sand Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downs Mountain | SSE 154° | 4,063 m | 21.8 mi |
| Northwest Peak | SSE 155° | 3,984 m | 21.4 mi |
| Hunters Hump | SSE 157° | 3,821 m | 20.3 mi |
| Shale Mountain | SSE 153° | 3,770 m | 17.0 mi |
| Spider Peak | SSE 150° | 3,711 m | 21.4 mi |
| Torrey Peak | SE 144° | 3,680 m | 20.5 mi |
| The Ramshorn | NNE 26° | 3,625 m | 13.4 mi |
| Middle Mountain | SE 142° | 3,618 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:21 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:59 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506728
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