Twin Buttes
Twin Buttes rises to 2,503 m in Wyoming. Elk Peak stands 3,352 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Burgess Picnic Area, a park 1.7 miles away. Bighorn Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,503 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 2.6 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 26.0 mi off the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fallen City Scenic Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 13 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Crystal Creek Overlook · 20 mi
94 named places within 25 miles
- Freeze Out Point: 5.3 mi
- Steamboat Point: 7.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Fallen City: 8.9 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Bull Park: 2.5 mi
- Shutts Flats: 4.3 mi
- Schuler Park: 4.3 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 4.7 mi
- Wheddon Spring: 9.3 mi
- Three Springs: 10.3 mi
- Hidden Spring: 12.6 mi
- Wolf Springs: 13.9 mi
- Bear Spring: 13.9 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Granite Creek Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Shell Falls: 16.0 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 19.6 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 20.7 mi
- Riley Point: 5.5 mi
- Weston Point: 20.1 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 8.4 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 19.7 mi
- Black Diamond Trail Rest Area: 23.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Peak | SSE 153° | 3,352 m | 20.3 mi |
| Dome Peak | SSE 155° | 3,294 m | 16.2 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,217 m | 19.7 mi |
| Black Rib | SSE 149° | 3,187 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bruce Mountain | SSE 163° | 3,148 m | 14.0 mi |
| Hunt Mountain | WSW 244° | 3,098 m | 12.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 146° | 3,082 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 265° | 3,062 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:15 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
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 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burgess Junction, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505085
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