Missouri Buttes
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| Missouri Buttes | |
|---|---|
 Little Missouri Butte, the tallest of the buttes, in 1890 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,374 ft (1,638 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,204 ft (367 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°36′57″N 104°46′29″W / 44.61583°N 104.77472°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Missouri Buttes Crook County, Wyoming, U.S. | |
| Parent range | Black Hills |
| Topo map(s) | USGS Missouri Buttes, WY |
Missouri Buttes or Little Missouri Buttes are located in Crook County in northeast Wyoming on the northwest flank of the Black Hills Uplift. The buttes are 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest (N60°W) of Devils Tower between the Little Missouri and the Belle Fourche rivers.[3]
The Missouri Buttes consist of four separate summits which arise from an eroded mesa platform, the Butte Divide, which has an elevation of 4,650 feet (1,420 m). The butte peaks form a rough rectangle 0.5 x 0.65 mi. in size. The northwest butte is the highest with a summit at 5,374 feet (1,638 m). The northeast butte has an elevation of 5,212 feet (1,589 m), the southwest butte has an elevation of 5,020 feet (1,530 m), and the southeast butte has an elevation of 5,055 feet (1,541 m). A small lake, the Missouri Buttes Lake, lies 800 metres (2,600 ft) west of the buttes.[4]