The Butte
The Butte rises to 2,473 m in Wyoming. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickey Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Bridger Valley Historic Byway passes 17 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,473 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 26.1 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sheep Creek Bay Overlook Interpretive Area · 29 mi
- Sheep Creek Overlook · 29 mi
- Lookout Sheep Creek · 29 mi
78 named places within 25 miles
- Hickey Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Table Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Cottonwood Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Sage Creek Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Red Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Deadhorse Park: 8.8 mi
- Slab Park: 9.7 mi
- Lost Creek Park: 12.3 mi
- Cowboy Cabin Park: 14.0 mi
- Suicide Park: 14.2 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 7.7 mi
- Butcher Knife Spring: 20.7 mi
- Antelope Spring: 22.0 mi
- Big Spring: 23.9 mi
- Blacks Fork: 19.9 mi
- Piedmont: 24.3 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 20.8 mi
- Jim Bridger's Fort: 20.9 mi
- Fort Bridger Museum: 20.8 mi
- Lyman Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | SSW 203° | 4,123 m | 20.3 mi |
| South Kings Peak | SSW 203° | 4,116 m | 21.1 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | SSW 202° | 4,095 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Emmons | S 191° | 4,090 m | 23.6 mi |
| Painter Peak | SSW 200° | 4,080 m | 21.6 mi |
| Second Gemini | SSW 201° | 4,056 m | 21.6 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | SSW 202° | 4,043 m | 18.2 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | SSW 207° | 4,036 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:12 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN View, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1603595 — The Butte, Uinta County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506976
Day trips start here
- Lyman · 20 mi
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