- Elevation, modelled
- 2,121 m
- Tallest summit within 17.2 miles
- Mount Wilse3,593 m · 17.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Beartooth Highway6.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 44.9349, -110.0836
Soda Butte Creek is a picnic site in Wyoming, at a modelled 2,121 m. Mount Wilse stands 3,593 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Thunderer, a peak 2.6 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 6.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Soda Butte Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilse | NE 38° | 3,593 m | 17.2 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NNE 29° | 3,582 m | 17.0 mi |
| Iceberg Peak | NE 35° | 3,513 m | 16.6 mi |
| Pilot Peak | ENE 74° | 3,512 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Zimmer | NE 36° | 3,511 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NNE 32° | 3,498 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Fox | NNE 30° | 3,418 m | 14.9 mi |
| Abiathar Peak | NE 42° | 3,331 m | 3.8 mi |
- 6.2 mi off the Beartooth HighwayNational
- 17.2 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 13 mi
- Crazy Creek · 15 mi
- Falls · 19 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Thunderer: 2.6 mi
- Barronette Peak: 2.8 mi
- Mount Hornaday: 3.1 mi
- Abiathar Peak: 3.8 mi
- Mount Norris: 4.2 mi
- Tower Fall: 15.1 mi
- Crazy Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
- Impasse Falls: 20.9 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 23.0 mi
- Soda Butte Cone: 5.2 mi
- Devil's Den: 15.2 mi
- Petrified Tree: 17.5 mi
- Clay Butte Lookout: 22.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 23.6 mi
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Wahb spring: 7.9 mi
- Calcite Springs: 15.4 mi
- Cooke City Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- Willow Park: 13.0 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 7.1 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 8.9 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 9.2 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 15.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:54 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 36 | 22 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooke City 2 W, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
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