Twin Buttes
Twin Buttes rises to 3,347 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchells Nipple, a peak 2.9 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,347 m
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
70 named places within 25 miles
- Mitchells Nipple: 2.9 mi
- Mount Geikie: 3.4 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 5.0 mi
- Elizabeth Peak: 5.2 mi
- Washakie Peak: 5.2 mi
- Sharks Nose: 5.7 mi
- The Diving Board: 10.9 mi
- Little Brown Point: 19.7 mi
- Suicide Point: 20.9 mi
- Brown Cliffs: 23.8 mi
- North Fork Falls: 11.0 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 24.1 mi
- Tayo Park: 16.0 mi
- New Fork: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | ESE 114° | 4,022 m | 12.3 mi |
| Temple Peak | ESE 122° | 3,958 m | 10.8 mi |
| Little El Capitan | ESE 113° | 3,909 m | 12.0 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | NNE 17° | 3,889 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Lander | NNE 11° | 3,846 m | 7.2 mi |
| East Temple Peak | ESE 117° | 3,822 m | 11.0 mi |
| Washakie Peak | ENE 65° | 3,811 m | 5.2 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | E 99° | 3,800 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:17 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 25 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder Rearing STN, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356507104
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