Three Buttes
Three Buttes rises to 1,403 m in Wyoming. Mers Hill stands 1,568 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Hill, a peak 3.9 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083354, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,403 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
47 named places within 25 miles
- Chalk Hill: 3.9 mi
- Whitehorse Butte: 4.2 mi
- Twin Buttes: 6.3 mi
- Horseshoe Butte: 8.0 mi
- Little Red Bill Hill: 9.1 mi
- Whipple Park: 6.9 mi
- Goshen County Fair Grounds: 8.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 8.6 mi
- City Park: 8.8 mi
- Catipillar Park: 8.9 mi
- South Rim: 5.3 mi
- The Narrows: 6.1 mi
- Register Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Grattan Massacre Historical Monument: 7.0 mi
- Register Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Homesteaders Museum: 8.8 mi
- Lyman Huntley Henry Museum: 18.2 mi
- Torrington: 9.0 mi
- Torrington Community Garden: 9.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mers Hill | SW 231° | 1,568 m | 17.3 mi |
| Eagles Nest | W 273° | 1,550 m | 20.2 mi |
| Sugar Bowl Rock | SSW 202° | 1,548 m | 18.4 mi |
| Casebier Hill | NNW 338° | 1,543 m | 21.8 mi |
| Needle Rock | SSW 198° | 1,510 m | 18.2 mi |
| Three Tubs | SSE 152° | 1,502 m | 24.5 mi |
| YBO Hill | SW 214° | 1,492 m | 18.0 mi |
| Doty Hill | W 272° | 1,443 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 46 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lingle 2wsw, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1595530 — Three Buttes, Goshen County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504843
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