Whiskey Buttes
Whiskey Buttes rises to 2,021 m in Wyoming. Round Mountain stands 2,337 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lombard Buttes, a peak 7.5 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 30 miles off. 16 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49089033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,021 m
How to reach it
- 29.8 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
16 named places within 25 miles
- Lombard Buttes: 7.5 mi
- Slate Creek Butte: 13.1 mi
- Moss Agate Knoll: 17.3 mi
- Monument Hill: 17.8 mi
- Eighteenmile Knoll: 22.7 mi
- Dodge Rim: 9.4 mi
- Blue Point: 9.4 mi
- McCullen Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Blue Rim: 19.3 mi
- The Bluffs: 24.1 mi
- Pioneer Trails Picnic Grounds: 18.1 mi
- Fontenelle Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
- Bryan: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whiskey Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,337 m | 23.4 mi |
| Holden Hill | NNW 331° | 2,121 m | 23.9 mi |
| Eighteenmile Knoll | N 9° | 2,111 m | 22.7 mi |
| Slate Creek Butte | NNW 327° | 2,062 m | 13.1 mi |
| Church Butte | SSW 204° | 2,001 m | 23.2 mi |
| Moss Agate Knoll | S 190° | 1,963 m | 17.3 mi |
| Monument Hill | ESE 118° | 1,952 m | 17.8 mi |
| Lombard Buttes | ENE 61° | 1,923 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:08 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 17 | 29 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 40 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fontenelle DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505367
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