Star Butte
Star Butte rises to 1,725 m in Wyoming. Crooks Tower stands 2,168 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawberry Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49077632, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1725 m
How to reach it
- 22.6 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pull out · 23 mi
79 named places within 25 miles
- Strawberry Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mount Tom: 3.3 mi
- Inyan Kara Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Northwestern Table: 7.4 mi
- Sweetwater Mountain: 7.6 mi
- City Park: 17.9 mi
- Dow Park: 19.1 mi
- Sundance White Ranch Park: 19.2 mi
- Washington Park: 19.5 mi
- Centennial Park: 19.6 mi
- Cambria: 13.4 mi
- Tinton: 20.5 mi
- Ragged Top: 24.7 mi
- Roughlock Falls: 22.1 mi
- Spearfish Falls: 22.7 mi
- Klondike School: 19.0 mi
- Sundance Kid statue: 20.0 mi
- Crook County Museum and Art Gallery: 20.0 mi
- Roadside picnic: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Star Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooks Tower | E 83° | 2,168 m | 17.3 mi |
| Crows Nest Peak | ESE 108° | 2,147 m | 15.8 mi |
| White Tail Peak | E 91° | 2,123 m | 21.3 mi |
| Flag Mountain | E 100° | 2,103 m | 22.1 mi |
| Laird Peak | ENE 66° | 2,089 m | 14.0 mi |
| Nipple Butte | ESE 103° | 2,072 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hat Mountain | ESE 113° | 2,048 m | 24.4 mi |
| East Cement Ridge | NE 34° | 2,034 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:00 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:34 | 16:22 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upton, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506829
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