The Island Butte
The Island Butte rises to 1,909 m in Wyoming. Cherry Creek Hill stands 2,590 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Roughlock Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 0.9 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1909 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
35 named places within 25 miles
- Roughlock Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cow Spring Butte: 2.2 mi
- Flat Top Hill: 8.1 mi
- The Mesa: 9.2 mi
- Three Buttes: 10.1 mi
- Red Wall: 2.8 mi
- Black Rim: 6.8 mi
- Gray Wall: 6.8 mi
- Cottonwood Rim: 12.6 mi
- Red Wall Number 2: 18.9 mi
- Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw Hideout: 22.7 mi
- Sagebrush Park: 24.1 mi
- Hoofprints of the Past Museum: 24.2 mi
- Kaycee Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Island Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Hill | WNW 302° | 2,590 m | 17.4 mi |
| Eagles Trap | N 5° | 2,289 m | 24.4 mi |
| Horse Butte | NNW 327° | 2,270 m | 22.5 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | N 5° | 2,268 m | 25.0 mi |
| Fraker Mountain | N 359° | 2,136 m | 23.7 mi |
| Deadman Butte | SW 235° | 2,122 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 2° | 1,995 m | 23.8 mi |
| Cow Spring Butte | ENE 73° | 1,985 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:09 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:48 | 16:35 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaycee, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504744
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