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The Pyramid

The Pyramid, seen from above at true elevation

The Pyramid rises to 1,216 m in Montana. Foster Buttes stands 1,355 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Big Horn County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082873, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1216 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.08110, -106.32253

116 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 53
Springs: 30
Peaks: 28
  • Hampton Butte: 6.1 mi
  • Stroud: 6.2 mi
  • Red Butte: 6.4 mi
  • Hellers Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Chico Buttes: 7.3 mi
Parks: 3
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Diamond Butte Lookout: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Pyramid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Foster ButtesS 183°1,355 m22.5 mi
Poker Jim ButteN 353°1,326 m16.9 mi
L Quarter Circle ButteSSE 160°1,308 m14.0 mi
Diamond ButteENE 58°1,301 m22.2 mi
Red ButteSE 124°1,292 m6.4 mi
Gobbler KnobE 88°1,278 m13.7 mi
Long ButteE 101°1,271 m10.2 mi
Phillips ButteNE 52°1,265 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:18
June solstice05:1920:1120:57
September equinox06:5318:2619:05
December solstice07:4215:3816:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737455464737262473425
Precip in0.50.51.01.82.72.31.70.81.31.60.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leiter 9N, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 777534 — The Pyramid, Big Horn County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357931209

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