Three Buttes
Three Buttes rises to 1,970 m in Wyoming. Cherry Creek Hill stands 2,590 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Wall, a cliff 3.5 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 3.6 miles off. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,970 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
22 named places within 25 miles
- Flat Top Hill: 6.5 mi
- Deadman Butte: 8.2 mi
- Notches Dome: 9.2 mi
- Roughlock Hill: 9.5 mi
- The Island Butte: 10.1 mi
- Gray Wall: 3.5 mi
- Black Rim: 6.7 mi
- Cottonwood Rim: 9.1 mi
- Red Wall: 9.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 23.1 mi
- Waltman Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Hill | NNW 333° | 2,590 m | 19.2 mi |
| Deadman Butte | WSW 255° | 2,122 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cow Spring Butte | NE 44° | 1,985 m | 12.0 mi |
| Roughlock Hill | NE 48° | 1,944 m | 9.5 mi |
| The Island Butte | NE 38° | 1,909 m | 10.1 mi |
| Flat Top Hill | E 91° | 1,901 m | 6.5 mi |
| Notches Dome | S 173° | 1,875 m | 9.2 mi |
| Needles Eye Butte | SW 222° | 1,855 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:09 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:49 | 16:36 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powder RVR (school), 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504851
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