Winchester Butte
Winchester Butte rises to 1,835 m in Wyoming. Mount Baldy stands 3,681 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Diversion Dam Park, a park 1.8 miles away. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1835 m
How to reach it
46 named places within 25 miles
- Argo Butte: 2.9 mi
- Winkleman Dome: 5.0 mi
- Steamboat Butte: 5.7 mi
- Sandstone Butte: 5.9 mi
- Bighorn Butte: 5.9 mi
- Diversion Dam Park: 1.8 mi
- Pow Wow: 14.1 mi
- Diversion Dam Rest Area: 3.7 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 19.9 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winchester Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baldy | SW 218° | 3,681 m | 23.4 mi |
| Wykee Peak | SW 224° | 3,667 m | 24.5 mi |
| Horse Mountain | WSW 239° | 3,652 m | 24.6 mi |
| Windy Peak | WSW 243° | 3,529 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Shoshone | SW 218° | 3,526 m | 21.7 mi |
| Hobbs Peak | SSW 201° | 3,523 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 237° | 3,515 m | 19.9 mi |
| Entigo Peak | SW 233° | 3,447 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:16 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:58 | 16:44 |
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 | 25 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diversion DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505561
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