Wild Horse Butte
Wild Horse Butte rises to 1,918 m in Wyoming. Garfield Peak stands 2,503 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Broad Mesa, a peak 7.4 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 9.2 miles off. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Wikidata Q49089873, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1918 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
24 named places within 25 miles
- Broad Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Fales Rocks: 7.4 mi
- Maverick Butte: 7.6 mi
- Needles Eye Butte: 9.9 mi
- Garfield Peak: 12.4 mi
- Waltman Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Castle Gardens: 18.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Peak | S 170° | 2,503 m | 12.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,448 m | 14.7 mi |
| Goat Mountain | S 184° | 2,429 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sagehen Hill | SSE 154° | 2,345 m | 17.5 mi |
| Saddle Rock | SSE 157° | 2,310 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 189° | 2,258 m | 15.1 mi |
| Horse Heaven | SE 138° | 2,258 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sacawee Benchmark | S 189° | 2,246 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:09 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:52 | 16:38 |
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 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powder RVR (school), 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505442
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