Sand Butte
Sand Butte rises to 2,559 m in Wyoming. Pine Butte stands 2,665 m to the south, 2.6 miles off. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,559 m
How to reach it
- 28.2 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
27 named places within 25 miles
- Pine Butte: 2.6 mi
- Five Monument Butte: 14.0 mi
- Camel Rock: 14.4 mi
- Black Buttes: 16.1 mi
- Table Rock: 17.1 mi
- Sand Butte Rim: 3.3 mi
- Sixmile Rim: 8.1 mi
- Kinney Rim: 14.1 mi
- Adobe Town Rim: 15.7 mi
- Rifes Rim: 17.3 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (westbound): 21.7 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (eastbound): 21.8 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 23.8 mi
- Three Patches Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Table Rock: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Butte | S 188° | 2,665 m | 2.6 mi |
| Quaking Asp Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,594 m | 23.3 mi |
| Potter Mountain | SW 229° | 2,545 m | 20.5 mi |
| Black Buttes | NNW 335° | 2,427 m | 16.1 mi |
| Elk Butte | WSW 236° | 2,415 m | 17.2 mi |
| Scrivner Butte | SSW 207° | 2,409 m | 20.9 mi |
| Table | WNW 293° | 2,342 m | 22.1 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WNW 289° | 2,326 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:10 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bitter Creek 4 NE, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356503850
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