Spring Butte
Spring Butte rises to 2,272 m in Wyoming. Steamboat Mountain stands 2,650 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Rock, a peak 4.6 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49076662, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2272 m
How to reach it
47 named places within 25 miles
- Black Rock: 4.6 mi
- Zirkel Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Hatcher Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Emmons Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Emmons Cone: 5.2 mi
- Sweetwater County R/C Field: 18.8 mi
- Reliance Park: 20.5 mi
- Paul J. Wataha Recreation Area: 23.9 mi
- Century West Park: 24.0 mi
- Veteran's Park: 24.3 mi
- Tenmile Rim: 13.0 mi
- Steamboat Rim: 14.7 mi
- Bush Rim: 16.3 mi
- White Rocks: 20.1 mi
- Joe Hay Rim: 22.0 mi
- Tri Territory Monument: 10.4 mi
- Crookston Ranch Cultural Site: 12.8 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 12.8 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 12.9 mi
- Salt Wells: 14.7 mi
- Winton: 16.6 mi
- Dines: 17.5 mi
- Chicken Springs: 21.6 mi
- Ox Yoke Springs: 24.7 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (westbound): 22.3 mi
- Bitter Creek Rest Area (eastbound): 23.0 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 24.3 mi
- US Army Tank: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Mountain | NNW 330° | 2,650 m | 9.2 mi |
| South Table Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,524 m | 7.7 mi |
| Essex Mountain | NW 319° | 2,441 m | 18.6 mi |
| Black Buttes | S 169° | 2,427 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cabin Butte | WSW 250° | 2,425 m | 6.9 mi |
| North Table Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,419 m | 8.7 mi |
| Deer Butte | W 261° | 2,401 m | 8.6 mi |
| Emmons Cone | WSW 242° | 2,392 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs AP, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1594818 — Spring Butte, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504375
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- Rock Springs · 25 mi
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