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Twin Buttes

Twin Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Buttes rises to 3,347 m in Wyoming. Temple Peak stands 3,958 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchells Nipple, a peak 2.9 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3347 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.78162, -109.35013

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 2
Parks: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Twin Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Temple PeakESE 122°3,958 m10.8 mi
Little El CapitanESE 113°3,908.6 m12.0 mi
Roberts MountainNNE 17°3,889 m9.7 mi
Mount LanderNNE 11°3,846 m7.2 mi
East Temple PeakESE 117°3,822 m11.0 mi
Washakie PeakENE 65°3,811 m5.2 mi
Dog Tooth PeakE 99°3,800 m8.4 mi
Lizard Head PeakE 86°3,799 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:30
June solstice05:4020:1721:00
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4616:0116:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101326374654616051392513
Precip in0.50.50.50.91.41.30.70.71.00.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder Rearing STN, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356507104

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