Twin Buttes
Twin Buttes rises to 1,720 m in Wyoming. Birdseye Mountain stands 2,274 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jenkins Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,720 m
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- World's Largest Mineral Hot Spring · 22 mi
- Sneider’s Point Overlook · 22 mi
46 named places within 25 miles
- Jenkins Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Buffalo Butte: 5.2 mi
- Potato Butte: 7.7 mi
- Antelope Butte: 9.2 mi
- Big Table Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Minnesela Slope: 15.1 mi
- Windy Point: 18.3 mi
- Padlock Rim: 19.9 mi
- The Block: 21.1 mi
- Legend Rocks: 24.1 mi
- Candy Jack Park: 20.5 mi
- Family Park: 20.7 mi
- Hot Springs State Park: 21.8 mi
- Boysen State Park: 22.0 mi
- Rifle: 21.0 mi
- Bow and Arrow: 21.0 mi
- Tyrannosaurus: 21.1 mi
- Teepee Fountain: 21.8 mi
- Rainbow Terraces: 22.0 mi
- Legend Rock Petroglyph Site: 24.2 mi
- Hot Springs County Museum: 21.0 mi
- Big Horn Spring: 22.1 mi
- Lakeside: 24.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birdseye Mountain | E 90° | 2,274 m | 22.0 mi |
| Maverick Spring Dome | WNW 282° | 2,265 m | 24.2 mi |
| Boysen Peak | E 88° | 2,261 m | 17.2 mi |
| Stagner Mountain | E 89° | 2,236 m | 16.4 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,233 m | 1.7 mi |
| Stone Mountain | E 88° | 2,188 m | 19.6 mi |
| Antelope Butte | ENE 78° | 2,104 m | 9.2 mi |
| Nostrum Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,085 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:55 | 16:41 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pavillion, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1595777 — Twin Buttes, Fremont County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505072
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