Wild Horse Butte
Wild Horse Butte rises to 1,825 m in Wyoming. Copper Mountain stands 2,481 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 2.7 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States.
Wikidata Q49089871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,825 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
57 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 2.7 mi
- Monument Hill: 3.3 mi
- Coyote Hill: 4.6 mi
- Black Butte: 7.0 mi
- Zimmerman Buttes: 7.9 mi
- The Block: 8.8 mi
- Windy Point: 12.7 mi
- Minnesela Slope: 14.6 mi
- Devils Slide: 18.7 mi
- Padlock Rim: 22.0 mi
- Hot Springs State Park: 9.2 mi
- Family Park: 10.6 mi
- Candy Jack Park: 10.7 mi
- Newell Sargent Park: 24.6 mi
- Sage Creek Park: 24.7 mi
- Tyrannosaurus: 10.1 mi
- Bow and Arrow: 10.2 mi
- Rifle: 10.2 mi
- The Worland W: 24.9 mi
- Rainbow Terraces: 9.3 mi
- Teepee Fountain: 9.5 mi
- Big Horn Spring: 9.2 mi
- Hot Springs County Museum: 10.2 mi
- Gebo: 14.6 mi
- Worland Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Horse Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain | SSE 164° | 2,481 m | 14.8 mi |
| Guffy Peak | SSE 154° | 2,431 m | 12.3 mi |
| Greer Peak | SSE 150° | 2,328 m | 18.4 mi |
| Birdseye Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,274 m | 14.3 mi |
| Fuller Peak | SSE 150° | 2,266 m | 19.0 mi |
| Boysen Peak | SW 215° | 2,261 m | 16.2 mi |
| Stagner Mountain | SW 216° | 2,236 m | 16.7 mi |
| Stone Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,188 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:14 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:52 | 16:39 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thermopolis, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505445
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