Wildcat Butte
Wildcat Butte rises to 2,119 m in Wyoming. Sage Creek Mountain stands 2,578 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Butte, a peak 5.9 miles away. Bridger Valley Historic Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49089959, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,119 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 22.4 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
25 named places within 25 miles
- Church Butte: 5.9 mi
- Antelope Knoll: 7.0 mi
- Moss Agate Knoll: 8.7 mi
- Turtle Hill: 12.2 mi
- The Pinnacle: 15.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 13.7 mi
- Mountain View Park: 18.8 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 19.4 mi
- Jim Bridger's Fort: 19.6 mi
- Blue Point: 20.0 mi
- The Bluffs: 20.1 mi
- Butcher Knife Spring: 8.6 mi
- Lyman Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Fort Bridger Museum: 19.6 mi
- Bryan: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wildcat Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Creek Mountain | S 191° | 2,578 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,531 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mass Mountain | SSE 161° | 2,497 m | 21.0 mi |
| Leavitt Bench | SW 215° | 2,344 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bridger Butte | WSW 244° | 2,278 m | 24.0 mi |
| Antelope Knoll | SE 133° | 2,149 m | 7.0 mi |
| Wells Flat | WSW 252° | 2,131 m | 19.7 mi |
| The Nipple | WSW 258° | 2,052 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:16 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:10 | 16:54 |
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 | 23 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Church Buttes GAS PLT, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1596383 — Wildcat Butte, Uinta County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505475
Day trips start here
- Lyman · 15 mi
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