Thorofare Buttes
Thorofare Buttes rises to 3,304 m in Wyoming. Mount Burwell stands 3,735 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kingfisher Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3304 m
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- 29.5 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Kingfisher Peak: 2.0 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 2.7 mi
- Ishawooa Cone: 5.9 mi
- Horses Head: 6.3 mi
- Clouds Home Peak: 7.7 mi
- Upper North Fork Falls: 20.0 mi
- Lower North Fork Falls: 20.0 mi
- Plateau Falls: 22.3 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 21.9 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Eagle Pass: 16.6 mi
- Parting of the Waters National Natural Landmark: 20.5 mi
- The Palisades: 22.0 mi
- Norton Point: 24.0 mi
- Big Springs: 20.0 mi
- Fire Memorial: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Thorofare Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Burwell | SE 131° | 3,735 m | 22.7 mi |
| Red Tops | SE 145° | 3,717 m | 14.9 mi |
| Younts Peak | SSW 200° | 3,691 m | 11.7 mi |
| Needle Mountain | ESE 122° | 3,686 m | 10.0 mi |
| Carter Mountain | ENE 79° | 3,686 m | 18.6 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | N 358° | 3,675 m | 13.5 mi |
| Ptarmigan Mountain | NNE 32° | 3,665 m | 17.5 mi |
| Thorofare Mountain | SSW 193° | 3,663 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:22 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:56 | 16:44 |
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 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cody 21 SW, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1604509 — Thorofare Buttes, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356507233
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