Square Top Butte
Square Top Butte rises to 1,881 m in Wyoming. Garfield Peak stands 2,503 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Hill, a peak 6.6 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 14 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077115, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,881 m
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
- 29.6 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
25 named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Hill: 6.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Broad Mesa: 9.8 mi
- Shirttail Butte: 12.8 mi
- Horse Heaven: 14.8 mi
- Waltman Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Cottonwood Rim: 22.8 mi
- Emigrant Gap: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Square Top Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Peak | SW 233° | 2,503 m | 16.9 mi |
| Goat Mountain | SW 232° | 2,429 m | 21.5 mi |
| Sagehen Hill | SSW 211° | 2,345 m | 16.0 mi |
| Saddle Rock | SSW 211° | 2,310 m | 16.7 mi |
| Horse Heaven | S 183° | 2,258 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 235° | 2,258 m | 22.3 mi |
| Pete Benchmark | SW 219° | 2,196 m | 24.3 mi |
| Rocky Benchmark | SSW 205° | 2,180 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:08 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powder River #2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1594938 — Square Top Butte, Natrona County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504390
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- Central Wyoming · 25 mi
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