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Square Top Butte

Square Top Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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
1881 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.92857, -106.99644

25 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
Rest areas: 1
  • Waltman Rest Area: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Garfield PeakSW 233°2,503 m16.9 mi
Goat MountainSW 232°2,429 m21.5 mi
Sagehen HillSSW 211°2,345 m16.0 mi
Saddle RockSSW 211°2,310 m16.7 mi
Horse HeavenS 183°2,258 m14.8 mi
Bald MountainSW 235°2,258 m22.3 mi
Pete BenchmarkSW 219°2,196 m24.3 mi
Rocky BenchmarkSSW 205°2,180 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3020:0820:51
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3715:5116:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222536435262706959453222

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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