Red Buttes, Wyoming
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the South Albany census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82070. The Survey maps it on the Red Buttes quadrangle.
On record in Red Buttes
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Barn at Oxford Horse Ranchlisted 1986 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1895 USGS Laramie quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Laramie quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Laramie quadrangle1:125000
- 1906 USGS Laramie quadrangle1:125000
- 1908 USGS Laramie quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Red Buttes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Laramie quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Red Buttes between 1992 and 2016, burning about 42 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.2 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 10 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 30 June 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 29 April 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 7 November 2015 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 1 January 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Red Buttes: 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite, Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airborne Anomaly #57-14 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Fay Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nippr #1 Prospect | Perlite | Prospect | ||
| Harney Creek Valley | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Red Buttes Area | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Sportsman Lake | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Sprotsman Lake | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red Buttes in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Flood | Red Buttes | - | Flooded county roads with a neighborhood entrance blocked due to a clogged culvert. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Buttes | - | Winds were measured using a vantage 2 pro Davis weather sensor with sighting 30 feet above ground. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Buttes | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Tie Siding | 8.4 miles | 19 | |
| West Laramie | 8.8 miles | 19 | |
| Hermosa | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Laramie | 8.9 miles | 19 | |
| Dale Creek | 12.8 miles | 16 | |
| Sherman | 14.2 miles | 16 | |
| Harmony | 14.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1593244. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








