Twin Buttes
Twin Buttes rises to 2,414 m in Wyoming. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairy Falls, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 24 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Teton County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49085977, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2414 m
How to reach it
- 24.2 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Opal Pool: 2.2 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 2.3 mi
- Turquoise Spring: 2.3 mi
- Excelsior Geyser: 2.3 mi
- Indigo Spring: 2.4 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 3.7 mi
- Surprise Pool: 4.0 mi
- Lavender Pool: 5.1 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 5.1 mi
- Heart Spring: 5.6 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 4.4 mi
- Geyser Hill: 5.5 mi
- National Park Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Mount Haynes: 7.4 mi
- Mount Jackson: 8.4 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Fire Hole Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Madison Junction Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Fairy Falls: 0.9 mi
- Mystic Falls: 3.6 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 5.7 mi
- Firehole Falls: 6.5 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 7.3 mi
- Fairy Falls: 0.9 mi
- Grand Prismatic Spring: 2.3 mi
- Midway Geyser Basin: 2.3 mi
- Excelsior Geyser: 2.3 mi
- Biscuit Basin: 3.7 mi
- De Lacy Park: 10.5 mi
- Dunbar Park: 13.6 mi
- Heritage Park: 13.7 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 13.9 mi
- Recreation Park: 14.1 mi
- Midway Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Trilobite Point: 19.5 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Gull Point: 22.9 mi
- Sand Point: 23.4 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 5.9 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 13.5 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 13.7 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 15.8 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 16.7 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 2.0 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 13.7 mi
- Old Railway Station: 19.0 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 20.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | N 4° | 3,149 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bannock Peak | N 1° | 3,137 m | 24.6 mi |
| Antler Peak | N 6° | 3,048 m | 23.1 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 5° | 3,018 m | 21.1 mi |
| Three Rivers Peak | N 360° | 2,976 m | 21.7 mi |
| Echo Peak | N 360° | 2,917 m | 21.0 mi |
| Factory Hill | SE 134° | 2,902 m | 23.9 mi |
| White Peaks | N 1° | 2,887 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Faithful, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505079
Day trips start here
- West Yellowstone · 14 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 17 mi
- Island Park · 23 mi
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