Whalen Butte
Whalen Butte rises to 2,087 m in Wyoming. Quaking Asp Mountain stands 2,594 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Scotts Bottom Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49088884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,087 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
73 named places within 25 miles
- Scotts Bottom Park: 1.6 mi
- Stratton Meyer Soccer Complex: 2.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.6 mi
- Logan Park: 2.9 mi
- Andrews Park: 2.9 mi
- The Towers: 4.9 mi
- Wilkins Peak: 5.8 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 7.7 mi
- White Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Massacre Hill: 10.7 mi
- Tollgate Rock: 5.1 mi
- The Palisades: 5.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 12.4 mi
- Lion Bluffs: 19.5 mi
- Blue Rim: 22.4 mi
- US Army Tank: 15.5 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 15.6 mi
- M60: 2.6 mi
- Powell Colorado River Expedition: 3.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whalen Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quaking Asp Mountain | E 94° | 2,594 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mellor Mountain | SE 144° | 2,522 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hogback | SSE 157° | 2,450 m | 20.3 mi |
| Pilot Butte | NNE 24° | 2,423 m | 12.9 mi |
| Ramsey Peak | SSE 153° | 2,409 m | 22.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,379 m | 24.1 mi |
| Antelope Butte | ESE 115° | 2,347 m | 14.7 mi |
| Table | E 91° | 2,342 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
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 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green RVR, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1604111 — Whalen Butte, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356507176
Day trips start here
- Green River · 3 mi
- Rock Springs · 15 mi
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