Butcher Knife Spring
Butcher Knife Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,084 m. Widdop Mountain stands 2,879 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Knoll, a peak 6.4 miles away. Bridger Valley Historic Byway passes 8.2 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 17.0 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 21.1 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
32 named places within 25 miles
- Antelope Knoll: 6.4 mi
- Turtle Hill: 7.7 mi
- Wildcat Butte: 8.6 mi
- Mass Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Church Butte: 13.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 11.2 mi
- Mountain View Park: 14.8 mi
- Granger Stage Station Historical Marker: 19.2 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 17.3 mi
- Jim Bridger's Fort: 17.5 mi
- Lyman Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Fort Bridger Museum: 17.5 mi
- The Bluffs: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butcher Knife Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widdop Mountain | S 182° | 2,879 m | 24.8 mi |
| Table Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,807 m | 23.7 mi |
| Hickey Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,686 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | S 177° | 2,599 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sage Creek Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,578 m | 13.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,531 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mass Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,497 m | 13.2 mi |
| The Butte | SSW 204° | 2,473 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:16 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:10 | 16:55 |
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, 6 mi away.
- White-tailed Prairie Dog1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5624065758
Day trips start here
- Lyman · 12 mi
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