Name: Pilot Butte

County: Sweetwater

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Longitude: 1092107W

Latitude: 413836N

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Elevation: 7949/2423

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Feature Type: Summit

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Part of the Leucite Hills.

Source: Kemp and Knight

This is located on the large plateau of Green River shales, about 12 miles west and north of Rock Springs.The plateau has an elevation of about a 1,000 feet above the town of Rock Springs and is bounded on the east and south by very precipitous bluffs.

Source: Kemp and Knight 

Landmark to early travelers, marking the vicinity of the Green River.

Source: WPA

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Pilot Butte

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