Bitter Creek Rest Area (westbound)
Bitter Creek Rest Area (westbound) is a rest area in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,134 m. Pine Butte stands 2,665 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bitter Creek Rest Area (eastbound), a rest area 0.8 miles away. 20 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyoming Department of Transportation
How to reach it
20 named places within 25 miles
- Table Rock: 7.5 mi
- Black Buttes: 14.6 mi
- Shiprock: 15.2 mi
- Chalk Butte: 19.6 mi
- Black Rock: 20.4 mi
- Tenmile Rim: 10.4 mi
- Sixmile Rim: 13.8 mi
- Sand Butte Rim: 18.4 mi
- Wells Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Table Rock: 8.3 mi
- Salt Wells: 22.7 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bitter Creek Rest Area (westbound). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Butte | SSW 196° | 2,665 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sand Butte | SSW 197° | 2,559 m | 21.7 mi |
| Black Buttes | WSW 245° | 2,427 m | 14.6 mi |
| Emmons Cone | WNW 299° | 2,392 m | 24.7 mi |
| Emmons Mesa | WNW 299° | 2,336 m | 24.5 mi |
| Zirkel Mesa | WNW 298° | 2,299 m | 21.9 mi |
| Spring Butte | NW 310° | 2,272 m | 22.3 mi |
| Table Rock | SSE 154° | 2,253 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bitter Creek 4 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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