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Cowboy Cannon

Black diamond Antelope Butte, WY

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical362 ft
Length1,365 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesN
Top9,082 ft

Cowboy Cannon drops 362 vertical feet over 1,365 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,270 feet below the top. That's steeper than 38% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 40 named runs at Antelope Butte. It faces north.

How well Cowboy Cannon holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 16°, Cowboy Cannon gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Antelope Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Antelope Butte. Its top sits at 9,080 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Cowboy Cannon profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cowboy Cannon elsewhere

Nearby at Antelope Butte

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.