Shotgun Butte
Shotgun Butte rises to 1,946 m in Wyoming. Bald Mountain stands 3,054 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Dome, a peak 7.4 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073529, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,946 m
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
33 named places within 25 miles
- Little Dome: 7.4 mi
- Lookout Butte: 8.2 mi
- Twin Buttes: 9.5 mi
- Jenkins Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Sheldon Dome: 12.6 mi
- Minnesela Slope: 23.7 mi
- Padlock Rim: 23.8 mi
- Legend Rocks: 24.3 mi
- Diversion Dam Park: 19.7 mi
- Diversion Dam Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Legend Rock Petroglyph Site: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shotgun Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | WNW 299° | 3,054 m | 24.4 mi |
| Spring Mountain | WNW 304° | 2,954 m | 20.5 mi |
| Red Peak | WNW 292° | 2,463 m | 21.6 mi |
| Maverick Spring Dome | WNW 288° | 2,265 m | 14.9 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | E 84° | 2,233 m | 10.3 mi |
| Antelope Butte | E 85° | 2,104 m | 18.5 mi |
| Nostrum Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,085 m | 22.7 mi |
| Crowheart Butte | WSW 241° | 2,064 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:16 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:55 | 16:42 |
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 | 26 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pavillion, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504122
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