The 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. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Red Buttes quadrangle. 31 people lived here at the 2000 count. It stands 7,405 feet above sea level.
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 The 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of The Buttes: 2 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Buttes | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Tie Siding | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Hermosa | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Laramie | 9.7 miles | 19 | |
| West Laramie | 9.8 miles | 19 | |
| Dale Creek | 11.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sherman | 12.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hirsig | 14.1 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on The Buttes | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1956423 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1853214. 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.








