Twin Buttes
Twin Buttes rises to 1,402 m in Wyoming. Garnet Hill stands 1,658 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is South Rim, a cliff 1.7 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,402 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Chalk Hill: 2.9 mi
- Doty Hill: 4.6 mi
- Horseshoe Butte: 5.2 mi
- Whitehorse Butte: 5.3 mi
- Three Buttes: 6.3 mi
- Whipple Park: 7.6 mi
- Goshen County Fair Grounds: 13.8 mi
- Pioneer Park: 14.2 mi
- Catipillar Park: 14.3 mi
- City Park: 14.3 mi
- South Rim: 1.7 mi
- The Narrows: 11.8 mi
- Register Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Brimmer Point: 22.1 mi
- Grattan Massacre Historical Monument: 5.1 mi
- Register Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Homesteaders Museum: 14.7 mi
- Lyman Huntley Henry Museum: 24.5 mi
- Torrington Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Torrington: 14.6 mi
- Sunrise: 21.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet Hill | NNW 337° | 1,658 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mers Hill | SSW 210° | 1,568 m | 15.5 mi |
| Eagles Nest | W 264° | 1,550 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sugar Bowl Rock | S 184° | 1,548 m | 19.6 mi |
| Casebier Hill | N 353° | 1,543 m | 17.8 mi |
| Needle Rock | S 180° | 1,510 m | 19.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 341° | 1,501 m | 23.8 mi |
| Chicago Mine Hill | NNW 330° | 1,496 m | 21.4 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 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:45 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505046
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