Church Buttes

The Church Buttes is an eroded sandstone butte formation in Uinta County, Wyoming. It is notable for its prehistorical archaeological remains as well as being the location a camp site for the first party of Mormon leader Brigham Young, July 7, 1847.[1] It was the site of one of the relays for the pony express.[2]

Photograph of the Church Buttes by Andrew J. Russell, 1868

The U.S. Geographic Names Information System identifies another Church Butte in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.[3]

References
  1. Federal Writers Project (1941), Wyoming: A Guide to Its History, Highways, and People, American guide series, North American Book Dist LLC, p. 261, ISBN 0403021995.
  2. Guthrie, Carol; Smith, Bart (2009), The Pony Express: An Illustrated History, Two Dot Series, Globe Pequot, p. 90, ISBN 0762748168.
  3. "Church Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  • Walsh, Dave (July 13, 2012), "Church Buttes", Wonders of Wyoming, retrieved 2012-08-17
  • "Church Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-12-31.


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